List of ambassadors of Myanmar to the United Kingdom explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Myanmar to the United Kingdom
Incumbent:Kyaw Zwar Minn (Disputed)
Inaugural:Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi

The Myanmar Ambassador in London is the official representative of the Government in Naypyidaw to the Governments of the United Kingdom and Sweden.

The current Myanmar Ambassador to the U.K. is Kyaw Zwar Minn.

Although, the Burmese military claims that his position as Ambassador has been terminated, Burma's Foreign Affairs ministry indicated that he has not been recalled as Ambassador to the U.K.[1]

History

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditationAmbassadorObservationsList of presidents of MyanmarList of prime ministers of the United KingdomTerm end
Sir Maung GyeeSao Shwe ThaikWinston Churchill
Ohn (Burmese diplomat)
  • He was the first Ambassador to Moscow, later Advisor to the Prime Minister.[2]
Sao Shwe ThaikWinston Churchill
Ka Si[3] Sao Shwe ThaikWinston Churchill
Sao BoonwaatChargé d'affaires(1919 1991) First Secretary. Sao Bunvadvongsa/Sao Boonwaat (* Mar 31, 1919) Ed. Univ. of Rangoon (B.A., Econ.)Ba UAnthony Eden
U KyinMaung Kyin
  • From 1953 to 1955 he was Burmese Ambassador to India.

Sithu U Aung Soe, a former member of the Indian Civil Service

Ba UAnthony Eden
Aung Soe (Burmese diplomat)Ba UAnthony Eden
Hla MaungWin MaungHarold Macmillan
Ba SawNe WinHarold Wilson
Chit Myaing[4] Ne WinEdward Heath
Kyi MaungNe WinJames Callaghan
Myo AungSan YuMargaret Thatcher
Tin Tun (Burmese diplomat)San YuMargaret Thatcher
Tin Hlaing (Burmese diplomat)Saw MaungMargaret Thatcher
Win AungThan ShweJohn Major
Kyaw Win (Burmese diplomat) Than ShweTony Blair
U Nay Win[6] Than ShweTony Blair
Than HtikeChargé d'affaires[7] Than ShweTony Blair
Kyaw Zwar MinnKyaw Swa Min
  • In 2017 he became Myanmar's Ambassador to Austria.
  • Disputed as of 8 April. Deputy ambassador Chit Win has seemingly taken over as chargé d'affaires, but has not passed his credentials to the British Foreign Office.[8]
Thein SeinDavid Cameron
51.5075°N -0.1482°W[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-04-08. Myanmar calls on Foreign Office to help locked out ambassador. 2021-04-08. ITV News. en.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=pqTPDQAAQBAJ&dq=Ambassador+of+Burma+%22U+Ohn%22&pg=PA841
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=edbMDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22accredited+23+Oct.,+1951).+First+Secretary.+%E2%80%94+U+Maung+Maung+Toe&pg=PA847 U Ka Si
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=O0zODQAAQBAJ&dq=Ambassador+of+Burma+to+Great+Britain+1971&pg=PA798 Chit Myaing
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=8TMUDgAAQBAJ&dq=%2219A+Charles+St.,+London%22&pg=PA1175
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=zzQUDgAAQBAJ&dq=%2219A+Charles+St.,+London%22&pg=PA892 U Nay Win
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=YTQUDgAAQBAJ&dq=%2219A+Charles+St.,+London%22&pg=PA1183 U Than Htike
  8. News: 2021-04-08. Myanmar's ex-UK envoy says military attaché has 'occupied' embassy. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-04-08.
  9. [Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)]