Khin Thet Htay ( my, ခင်သက်ဌေး) is the acting First Lady of Myanmar. She is also the current Second Lady of

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. She initially became acting First Lady when her spouse became acting President for ten days in March 2018. She became acting First Lady again after the

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

on 1 February 2021. She also served as Vice President of

Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation () is a non-governmental organisation based in Myanmar in promoting the welfare and advancement of Burmese women. This organisation is noticed by UN, WWF, Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficki ...

in early 2009. Her husband Myint Swe was sworn in as acting President under the Constitution of Myanmar, which also called for the

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of M ...

to select a new President within seven days of

Htin Kyaw Htin Kyaw ( my, ထင်ကျော်, or ; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the off ...

's resignation.

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