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The Prime Minister of Myanmar, formerly the Prime Minister of Burma is a high-ranking official in the government of Myanmar (or Burma). The actual power that the position confers differs considerably based on who holds the office. The power struggle between the chief of state Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, and his Prime Minister Khin Nyunt ended with the Prime Minister losing his job and being arrested. Than Shwe is indisputably more powerful in his current position.

The term Prime Minister was adopted in 1948. Ten people have held the office since that point (with two of them doing so on multiple occasions). Due to the country's long period of military rule, it has not been uncommon for the Prime Minister to be a serving (or recently retired) military officer.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	U Nu, 1st time	4 January 1948	12 June 1956	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
2	Ba Swe	12 June 1956	1 March 1957	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	U Nu, 2nd time	1 March 1957	29 October 1958	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3	Ne Win, 1st time	29 October 1958	4 April 1960	Military
	U Nu, 3rd time	4 April 1960	2 March 1962	Union Party
	Ne Win, 2nd time	2 March 1962	4 March 1974	Military / Party of the Socialist Program of Burma
4	Sein Lwin	4 March 1974	29 March 1977	Military / Party of the Socialist Program of Burma
5	Maung Maung Kha	29 March 1977	26 July 1988	Military / Party of the Socialist Program of Burma
6	Tun Tin	26 July 1988	18 September 1988	Military / Party of the Socialist Program of Burma
7	Saw Maung	21 September 1988	23 April 1992	Military
8	Than Shwe	24 April 1992	25 August 2003	Military
9	Khin Nyunt	25 August 2003	18 October 2004	Military
10	Soe Win	19 October 2004		Military