Khin Khin Win | |
Office: | First Lady of Myanmar |
Honorific-Prefix: | Her Excellency |
Native Name: | ခင်ခင်ဝင်း |
Predecessor: | Kyaing Kyaing |
President: | Thein Sein |
Successor: | Su Su Lwin |
Office2: | Patron of the Myanmar Women Affairs Association |
Preceded2: | Kyaing Kyaing |
Successor2: | Su Su Lwin |
Office1: | Spouse of Prime Minister of Myanmar |
Preceded1: | Than Than Nwe |
Successor1: | Kyu Kyu Hla |
Spouse: | Thein Sein |
Children: | 3 |
Residence: | Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw |
Term Label: | In role |
Term Start: | 30 March 2011 |
Term End: | 30 March 2016 |
Khin Khin Win (Burmese: ခင်ခင်ဝင်း in Burmese pronounced as /kʰɪ̀ɴ kʰɪ̀ɴ wɪ́ɴ/) is a former First Lady of Myanmar, and the wife of former President of Myanmar Thein Sein. She was Myanmar's First Lady from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016.
In December 2011, Khin Khin Win met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her official visit in Myanmar.[1] On 30 January 2012, the Singapore Botanic Gardens named a new orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium Daw Khin Khin Win, in her honour.[2] [3] [4]
On 2 March 2023, the military government awarded her the title of Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma Theingi, one of the country’s highest religious honours, for significantly contributing to the flowering and propagation of Buddhism.[5]
Khin Khin Win and Thein Sein have three children.[6]