CNI News

March 18, 2026

It has been reported that U Aung Lin Dwe has been elected as the Speaker of the third Amyotha Hluttaw.

U Aung Lin Dwe is a representative of the Amyotha Hluttaw from Mandalay Region Constituency No. 11.

In the recently concluded general election, he was elected from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) representing Mandalay Region Proportional Representation (PR) Constituency No. 3.

U Aung Lin Dwe previously served as a General in the Tatmadaw. He also held the positions of Secretary of the State Administration Council (SAC) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC).

As the Speaker of the third Amyotha Hluttaw, U Aung Lin Dwe will also serve as the Chairperson (Speaker) of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament) for the first two-and-a-half-year term of the third parliamentary session.