Min Aung Hlaing Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Retired military officer
Famous for	For being 11th President of Myanmar
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight (approx.)	60 Kg (132 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 11 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Military
Military Career	• 1977: Commissioned officer, No. 313 Light Infantry Battalion, No. 77 Light Infantry Division • 1979: Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant, Operation Min Yan Aung against the Communist Party of Burma • 1989: Captain, Battle of Kawmoora against the Karen National Union • Early career: Battalion Officer Commanding, Major, No. 369 Light Infantry Battalion, Homalin • Later: Rector, 19th intake, Defence Services Academy • 2002: Commander, Triangle Regional Military Command, eastern Shan State • 2008 or 2009: Promoted to Major General • Late 2009: Promoted to Lieutenant General • Early 2011: Promoted to General, appointed Joint Chief of Staff • 30 March 2011: Appointed Commander in Chief of Defence Services • Early 2012: Promoted to Vice Senior General, four star general • March 2013: Promoted to Senior General, five star general • 1 February 2021: Declared Commander in Chief following coup • 1 August 2021: Appointed himself Prime Minister and head of caretaker government • 22 July 2024: Became Acting President after Myint Swe's medical leave • February 2026: Signed NDSC legislation as Acting President following Myint Swe's death • 30 March 2026: Retired as Commander in Chief to contest presidential election
Politics
Political Journey	• 2011: Appointed Commander in Chief, began overseeing military's political role under USDP government • 2012: Defended the military's continued role in national politics in a public speech in Naypyidaw • 2015: Oversaw direct military intervention to remove Shwe Mann as USDP faction leader • 2016: Intensified military crackdown on the Rohingya following NLD government's assumption of power • 2019: Began public outreach at religious and charity events, raising speculation on presidential ambitions • 2020: Questioned legitimacy of November 2020 election results, alleged widespread fraud • 1 February 2021: Led coup, detained elected leaders, established State Administration Council • August 2021: Became Prime Minister of caretaker government • July 2022: Ordered execution of four pro democracy activists • January 2023: Enacted electoral law favouring USDP, banned the NLD • February 2024: Activated military conscription law for the first time since 1959 • March 2025: Official visit to Moscow, signed ten memorandums of understanding with Russia • March 2025: Announced general election before year end • 30 March 2026: Stepped down as Commander in Chief to contest presidential election • 3 April 2026: Elected 11th President of Myanmar by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw • 10 April 2026: Took oath of office, established new Union Government
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2013: Knight Grand Cross, First Class, The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand • 2018: Gallant Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Most Gallant Order of Military Service, Malaysia • 2018: Knight Grand Cross, First Class, The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Thailand • 2019: Medal of the Young Men's Buddhist Association, titled Mingaladhamma Zawtika Dhaza • 2020: Medal for Strengthening the Military Commonwealth, Ministry of Defence, Russia • 2020: Badge of Honour of FSMTC for Merits in Military Technical Cooperation, Russia • 2020: Honorary Professor title, Military University of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation • 2020: Honorary Doctorate, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences • 2022: Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma, The Most Glorious Order of Truth, Myanmar • 2022: Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu, The Order of the Union of Myanmar • 2023: Order of Alexander Nevsky for multi sectoral cooperation with Russia • 5 February 2026: Honorary Doctor of Public Administration, University of Yangon
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 July 1956 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	69 Years
Birthplace	Minbu, Magway Region, Burma (now Myanmar)
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Burmese
Hometown	Magway, Myanmar
School	Basic Education High School No. 1 Latha (BEHS 1 Latha), Rangoon (now Yangon)
College/University	Rangoon Arts and Science University (1973-1974)
Educational Qualification	Pursued Law degree
Religion	Buddhist
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1980
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kyu Kyu Hla (Lecturer)
Children	Son- Aung Pyae Sone Daughter- Khin Thiri Thet Mon
Parents	Father- Khin Hlaing (Artist) Mother- Hla Mu
Siblings	4 Note: He is 4th of 5 siblings.
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Apartment at Issara Residence Rama 9 (Worth USD $3 million ~ Baht 98 million)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Min Aung Hlaing

• Min Aung Hlaing was born in Minbu, Magway Region, Myanmar. Both his parents, Khin Hlaing and Hla Mu, are teachers from Dawei, Tanintharyi Region.

• When he was 5 years old the family relocated to Mandalay.

• He went to the Defence Services Academy and was accepted on his third attempt in 1974, as part of the 19th Intake.

• In 1977, he graduated from the academy. The students in his class at the time referred to him as “unremarkable” and quiet.

• He had a reserved personality and that is why many people stood aside from him.

• Following graduation, he enlisted in No. 313 Light Infantry Battalion in the No. 77 Light Infantry Division.

• His nickname was based on military term for cat faeces. He is said to have been close to the former prime minister of Thailand, General Prem Tinsulanonda, and regarded him as a father figure.

• Major was stationed at Battalion Officer Commanding, No. 369 Light Infantry Battalion, Homalin, where he imprisoned the pregnant wife of a sergeant whom he deemed a deserter.

• While conducting a routine inspection, a high-ranking officer, Colonel Kyaw Thu, found the woman, and ordered her immediate release, saying that the incident was “disgraceful”.

• As Rector in the Defence Services Academy he made several reports to the Military Appointment General for minor ‘rules violations’, including cadets riding motorcycles without helmets.

• An estimated number of those officers were demoted and were never promoted past the rank of Captain. As he moved up the ranks he gained a reputation for being a hardliner.

• He was surrounded by people who spoke about his leadership as that of a big man, who was not a team player or one who would listen to others.

• His son Aung Pyae Sone is the owner of several companies such as Sky One Construction Company and Aung Myint Mo Min Insurance Company.

• He is also a majority shareholder of Mytel, the nation’s telecoms company.

• In 2013, a no bid government permit, at a deeply discounted rate, for a 30 year lease for a high-end restaurant and art gallery was granted to Aung Pyae Sone, in the Yangon People’s Square and Park.

• Aung Pyae Sone is also the proprietor of A and M Mahar (Food and Drug Regulatory and Customs Clearance) Services for drugs and medical devices.

• In 2017, his daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon established one of the biggest film production companies in the country, 7th Sense Creation.

• His daughter-in-law Myo Yadanar Htaik also established another entertainment company in the same year, called ‘Stellar Seven Entertainment’.

• Min Aung Hlaing is subject of US economic sanctions and in December 2020 the US Embassy in Yangon was brought into the spotlight for its cooperation with 7th Sense Creation.

• Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, the army’s holding company, is also a major shareholder of the army.

• He owned 5000 shares of a company and received 250,000 dollars in dividends each year for 2010 to 2011.

• He is a member of the conglomerate’s Patron Group. He, with his wife Kyu Kyu Hla and his astrologer Vasipake Sayadaw, set the Hti umbrella on the Htilominlo Temple in Bagan in February 2020.

• The name of the temple is ‘need the royal umbrella, need the King’.

• The ceremony was considered by many as a yadaya (ritual for seeking the blessings of God). He followed the path of mighty and powerful political leaders such as his former chief, Senior General Than Shwe.

• In March 2025, Min Aung Hlaing met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and told him of a Buddhist prophecy that he connected with the Russian leader.

• The prophecy was that a rat king called Thawma would be born to the Russian people as their emperor and be a close ally with the kings of Burma, who were named at the time as Pyi Dik Yi and Kyi Thekkyi.

• The Buddha is said to have predicted that this rat king would be born as the emperor of the Russian people and that he will be a close friend of the kings of Burma, the latter of which were then Pyi Dik Yi and Kyi Thekkyi.

• He gave a copy of U Aung Zeya’s Biography, written in 1838 by U Saw, a Pali scholar, to Putin, which mentions the Rat King.

• He linked the prophecy with the strategic partnership between Russia and Myanmar at the present time and pointed out that the Buddha’s words had now been fulfilled in an “unusual way and an extraordinary way.

• He made headlines in May 2026 during his visit to India due to tension in Indian state Manipur.

• He is said to believe in the ideology of Ne Win and Burmese way to socialism.