Than Than Swe | |
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သန်းသန်းဆွေ | |
13th Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar | |
Assumed office 19 August 2022 | |
Appointed by | State Administration Council |
Prime Minister | Min Aung Hlaing |
Deputy | Zaw Myint Aung Dr Lin Aung |
Preceded by | Than Nyein |
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar | |
In office 4 February 2021 – 18 August 2023 | |
Appointed by | State Administration Council |
Prime Minister | Min Aung Hlaing |
Served with | Win Thaw, Deputy Governor |
Personal details | |
Born | February 3, 1967 |
Than Than Swe ( Burmese: သန်းသန်းဆွေ) is a Burmese civil servant who currently serving as the governor of Central Bank of Myanmar. [1] She became the first female to hold the position of governor in history.
She was appointed as one of two vice-governors of the Central Bank on 4 February 2021, three days after the military seized power by overthrowing the country’s democratically elected government. [2] [3] She was also appointed as the leader of a board to supervise dollars and gold. [4] Than Than Swe was the target of a failed assassination attempt by anti-regime resistance fighters during a public outrage over a new Central Bank decree ordering the sale of all U.S. dollars and other foreign currencies at a fixed rate to licensed banks. [5] She became the highest-ranking official of the regime to be attacked. [6] On 19 August 2022, he State Administration Council appointed Than Than Swe as governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, replacing Than Nyein. [7]