Sein Win (Brigadier General)

Brigadier General Sein Win (Burmese: စိန်ဝင်း, pronounced: [sèiɴ wɪ́ɴ]; 19 March 1919 – 29 June 1993) was a Burmese military officer who held various positions in government after the Ne Win coup of 1962. He served as the 7th Prime Minister from 4 March 1974 to 29 March 1977.

Sein Win was born in Danyingon, Moulmein, Mon State as the son of Thin Myaing and Pwe Kyu. He was educated in Pyon Yin School, National Middle School, and Government High School in Dawei. In 1938 he passed ten standard from Shin Maha Buddha Gawtha School and in 1940 he attended Police Officer Training in Mandalay.

In 1942 he joined the Burma Independence Army. In 1943, he married Mya Shwe, daughter of Captain Ba Pe and Daw Mone. The couple had seven children, one of whom died in infancy.

In 1962, after Ne Win's military coup, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council through which Ne Win ruled Burma. He was the commander at the time of the Southeastern Military District with the rank of Brigadier General. In 1964, he became Minister for Construction and Public Work in Ne Win's administration. In 1971, he also chaired the Burma Socialist Programme Party's Party Inspection Committee. On 20 April 1972, Sein Win retired from army.

In 1974, he became Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Burma created by Ne Win to replace the Revolutionary Council. In 1977, he was blamed for the economic problems of the country and removed from office by Ne Win. He then became a member of the State Council of Burma, a position from which he retired in 1985.