Than Than Swe

Than Than Swe is a Burmese civil servant currently serving as the governor of Central Bank of Myanmar. She became the first female to hold the position of governor in the country's 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.