President of Myanmar

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ သမ္မတ
State seal of Myanmar
Incumbent Myint Swe Acting since 1 February 2021
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.president-office.gov.mm

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]

1. ↑ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. ↑ "FACTBOX – Myanmar's new political structure". Reuters. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.