Thein Sein Biography

Thein Sein (Burmese: သိန်းစိန်; IPA: [θéɪɴ sèɪɴ]; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired general in the Myanmar Army who served as the 8th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2011, and is considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a moderate and reformist in the post-junta government.