11 August 2025
State Funeral of Pro Tem President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Myint Swe was held at Nyein Aye Zayat at the Military Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw and the Military Cemetery (Nay Pyi Taw) this after-noon, attended by Chairman of State Security and Peace Commission Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla.
Sayadaws led by Secretary of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Patron of Masoeyein Taikthit monastery Sayadaw of Dhamma Thamaindi-pariyati school Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Maha DhammaKahtika Bahujana Hitadhara Bhaddanta Vaselabhivamsa, President(Retired) U Thein Sein, Vice Presidents(Retired) Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and U Nyan Tun, Vice Chairman of the Commission Deputy Com-mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, retired senior military officers, member of the Commission Prime Minister and Union Minister for National Planning U Nyo Saw and wife, Commission members and wives, the Commission Secretary and wife, union level dignitaries, union ministers and wives, retired union level dignitaries and union ministers, the Nay Pyi Taw Council chair, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, members of social organizations, the wife and family members and relatives of the late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe, invited guests and members of religious association also attended the funeral.
First, the remains of Pro Tem President were conveyed to the funeral parlour where they would be conveyed in a military procession. President (Retired) U Thein Sein, Vice Presidents (Retired) Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and U Nyan Tun, retired senior military officers, the Vice Chairman of the Commission Deputy Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General and wife, union level dignitaries, Commission members and wives, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and family members of the late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe paid tribute to the remains.
Afterward, the Chairman of State Security and Peace Com-mission and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and wife arrived at the Nyein Aye Zayat, where the remains of Pro Tem President U Myint Swe would be placed, and paid tri-bute to the remains.
The Senior General and wife then warmly consoled Daw Khin Thet Htay and family members of the late Pro Tem President.
The Senior General and wife and mourners received the Five Precepts from SSMNC Secretary Sayadaw and revered the religious sermons reci-ted by the monks.
The wife and family members of the late Pro Tem President presented robes and other donations to the Sayadaws.
SSMNC Secretary Sayadaw delivered a sermon and the bereaved family and the Senior General and wife and attendees shared the merits gained.
The wife and family members of the late Pro Tem President paid tribute to the remains of U Myint Swe once more.
Eight Union Ministers con-veyed the remains onto the artillery carrier to send it to the Tatmadaw Military Cemetery (Nay Pyi Taw). Meanwhile, the Guard of Honour saluted the remains and conducted other funeral conveyance procedures.
The artillery carrier conveying the remains of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe and the convoy of the State funeral service left Nyein Aye Zayat of the Defence Services General Hospital of Nay Pyi Taw to the Tatmadaw Military Cemetery (Nay Pyi Taw), followed by the Senior General and his wife, the Vice-Senior General and his wife, Commission members and their wives, Daw Khin Thet Htay who is wife of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe and family mem-bers, relatives, Union-level dignitaries, Union ministers and their wives, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, departmental officials, guests and religious associations.
The artillery carrier carrying the remains of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe and the convoy of the State funeral ser-
vice rolled along Pobbathiri circular road from Nyein Aye Zayat of the Nay Pyi Taw DSGH to the Tatmadaw Military Cemetery (Nay Pyi Taw). Along the route, Tatmadaw members from Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and families, departmental personnel and people paid tribute and bowed in farewell as a mark of mourning.
When the convoy arrived at the Tatmadaw Military Cemetery (Nay Pyi Taw), the remains was conveyed to the ceremonial area with the military parade, followed by the wife of the late Pro Tem President and family members, the Senior General and his wife, the Vice-Senior General and his wife, Union-level dignitaries and their wives, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, officials from relevant organizations and guests.
Eight Union Ministers conveyed the remains of Pro Tem President U Myint Swe onto the hearse platform.
The Senior General, the Vice-Senior General, Union-level dignitaries and senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief took their positions, and the Tatmadaw Guard of Honour carried out the ceremonial procedures in accordance with the military parade protocol, presenting arms with lowered rifles in tribute and raised rifles in tribute.
The Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission read out the gazette order of the National Defence and Security Council, after which the order was placed inside the coffin containing the remains of Pro Tem President U Myint Swe.
After that, the Tatmadaw Guard of Honour fired three rounds in salute, then, for the final time, presented arms with raised rifles and sounded the bugle in tribute.
Ambassadors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nepal, Thailand, Bangladesh, the Russian Federation, India, the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, the People’s Republic of China, and Laos, Chargés d’ Affaires ad interim from Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei, the First Secretary on behalf of the Vietnamese Ambassador and 16 military attachés from foreign military attaché offices to Myanmar paid tribute to the remains of late Pro Tem President individually.
After that, late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe’s wife and family members paid their final respects, and the remains of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe was placed into the cremation chamber for cremation.
Captain Kyaw Phone Myint (Retd), son of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe, together with family members conveyed the urn of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe to the venue where the tomb will be built.
The Chairman of the Lead-ing Organizing Committee for the State Funeral Service, the Vice-Chairman and members, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and attendees observed the processes of keeping the urn into the tomb and closing the tomb.
Family members then paid final tribute to the tomb of late Pro Tem President U Myint Swe.
