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Than Than Swe (Burmese: သန်းသန်းဆွေ) is a Burmese civil servant who currently serving as the governor of Central Bank of Myanmar. She became the first female to hold the position of governor in history.

Career

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. She was also appointed as the leader of a board to supervise dollars and gold. 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. She became the highest-ranking official of the regime to be attacked. On 19 August 2022, the State Administration Council appointed Than Than Swe as governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, replacing Than Nyein.

References

1. "Chairman of regime's Central Bank pushes illegal hundi money transfer services to apply for license". Burma News International. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
2. "Anti-Junta Forces Shoot Deputy Governor of Myanmar's Central Bank". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
3. Mike (2022-04-07). "Myanmar Central Bank Vice-Governor Shot at Her Home". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
4. Media, Eleven (2022-04-08). "[Myanmar] Unknown gunman shots Central Bank Vice-Governor Daw Than Than Swe". nationthailand. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
5. "At least 5 former military officers killed by Myanmar armed opposition since November". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
6. "Myanmar Central Bank official confirmed alive after assassination attempt". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
7. "Myanmar regime replaces governor". Central Banking. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2023-01-21.

• 1967 births
• Living people
• Burmese civil servants
• Burmese women civil servants