Mayor of Yangon
| Mayor of the City of Yangon
ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန် | |
|---|---|
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Member of | Yangon City Development Committee |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Yangon Region |
| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Term length | 5 years |
The Mayor of Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန်) is the head of Yangon's government. The mayor concurrently serves as the chairman of the Yangon City Development Committee.[1]
History
The office of the mayor and the municipal government of Rangoon were established by the British colonial government in 1874 per the Act of 1874, Article 7. The charter of the municipal government was changed per the Burma Act of 1898, and again updated per the City of Rangoon Municipal Act of August 1922.[2]
List
The following is a list of mayors of Yangon, Myanmar.
| No. | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ne Myo Nawrahta[3] | 1757 | ? | |
| Raghbir Singh Dugal[3] | ? | ? | |
| Pa Thein | |||
| David Sophaer | |||
| Charles Haswell Campagnac | |||
| Richard Rushall | 1930 | 19?? | |
| Ba Win[4] | 1939 | 19?? | |
| Tin Pe[5] | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Aung Khin | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Ko Lay | 1988 | 2003 | |
| Aung Thein Lin | 2003 | 2011 | |
| Hla Myint | 2011 | 2016 | |
| Maung Maung Soe | 2016 |
References
- ↑ "The City of Yangon Development Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Myanma Swezon Kyan Vol. 11 1970: 271
- 1 2 Letwe Nawrahta and Twinthin Taikwun (c. 1770). Hla Thamein, ed. Alaungpaya Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (1961 ed.). Ministry of Culture, Union of Burma. p. 222.
- ↑ "Rotary Returns to Rangoon". The Rotarian. Rotary International. 69 (3): 23. Sep 1946. ISSN 0035-838X.
- ↑ "History of Yangon". yangoncity.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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