President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ | |
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Style | His Excellency (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet National Defence and Security Council |
Residence | Presidential Palace |
Seat | Naypyidaw |
Nominator | Assembly of the Union |
Appointer | Presidential Electoral College |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
Precursor | Governor of Burma |
Formation | 4 January 1948 |
First holder | Sao Shwe Thaik |
Deputy | Vice President of Myanmar |
Salary | K5 million / month[1] |
Website | www |
The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ; MLCTS: nuing ngam tau samma.ta.) is the head of state and head of government of Myanmar.
The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population. The Presidential Electoral College, a three committee body, elects the president.[2]