Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw
Parliamentary office in Myanmar
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The Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်ဥက္ကဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, one of the houses of the bicameral legislature of Myanmar.[2]
| Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw | |
|---|---|
| အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်ဥက္ကဌ | |
| Style | H.E. |
| Member of | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Nominator | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Appointer | Amyotha Hluttaw |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Burma |
| Formation | 2011 |
| First holder | Khin Aung Myint |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker |
| Salary | K3.5 million / month[1] |
List of speakers of the Hluttaw
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | Chamber | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Khin Aung Myint (b. 1945) | 31 January 2011 | 1 July 2013 | 2 years, 151 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1st | Amyotha Hluttaw | |
| 2 | Shwe Mann (b. 1947) | 1 July 2013 | 8 February 2016 | 2 years, 222 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | Pyithu Hluttaw | ||
| 3 | Mahn Win Khaing Than (b. 1951) | 8 February 2016 | 1 August 2018 | 2 years, 174 days | National League for Democracy | 2nd | Amyotha Hluttaw | |
| 4 | T Khun Myat (b. 1949) | 1 August 2018 | 20 March 2026 | 8 years, 30 days | Independent | Pyithu Hluttaw | ||
| 5 | Aung Lin Dwe (b. 1962) | 20 March 2026[3] | Incumbent | 164 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 3rd | Amyotha Hluttaw | |
List of deputy speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Mya Nyein | 31 January 2011 | 29 January 2016 | 4 years, 363 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1st | |
| 2 | Aye Thar Aung (b. 1945) | 3 February 2016 | 31 January 2021 | 4 years, 363 days | Arakan National Party | 2nd | |
| 3 | Jeng Phang Naw Taung | 18 March 2026 | Incumbent | 166 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 3rd | |