This photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a session of the Union Parliament at which Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing takes the oath of office in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday. The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
NAY PYI TAW, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.
The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents.
Union-level officials, including the Union Chief Justice, judges of the Union Supreme Court, Union Ministers, the Union Attorney General, the Chairperson of the Union Election Commission, the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, and the chairman and members of the Anti-Corruption Commission, also took the oath before the Speaker.
Min Aung Hlaing, former commander-in-chief of the Defence Services, was elected as Myanmar's president by the Presidential Electoral College on April 3. ■
Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing delivers a speech after taking the oath of office at a session of the Union Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, April 10, 2026.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.
The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
This photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a session of the Union Parliament at which Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing takes the oath of office in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.
The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing (2nd R), together with the new vice presidents U Nyo Saw (3rd R) and Nan Ni Ni Aye (1st R), takes the oath of office during a session of the Union Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, April 10, 2026.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.
The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing (2nd R), together with the new vice presidents U Nyo Saw (3rd R) and Nan Ni Ni Aye (1st R), takes the oath of office during a session of the Union Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, April 10, 2026.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.
The oath-taking ceremony, conducted before the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), took place on the sixth day session of the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
During the session, U Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were also sworn in as the country's vice presidents. (Xinhua/Li Guangtao)