Khin Khin Win

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Khin Khin Win

Khin Khin Win (Burmese: ခင်ခင်ဝင်း [kʰɪ̀ɴ kʰɪ̀ɴ wɪ́ɴ]) is a former First Lady of Myanmar, and the wife of former President of Myanmar Thein Sein. She was Myanmar's First Lady from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016.

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Khin Khin Win
ခင်ခင်ဝင်း
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Khin Khin Win in 2011
First Lady of Myanmar
In role
30 March 2011  30 March 2016
PresidentThein Sein
Preceded byKyaing Kyaing
Succeeded bySu Su Lwin
Spouse of Prime Minister of Myanmar
Preceded byThan Than Nwe
Succeeded byKyu Kyu Hla
Patron of the Myanmar Women Affairs Association
Preceded byKyaing Kyaing
Succeeded bySu Su Lwin
Personal details
SpouseThein Sein
Children3
ResidencePresidential Palace, Naypyidaw
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In December 2011, Khin Khin Win met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her official visit in Myanmar.[1] On 30 January 2012, the Singapore Botanic Gardens named a new orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium Daw Khin Khin Win, in her honour.[2][3][4]

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Thein Sein, Khin Khin Win and Hillary Clinton at Presidential Palace

On 2 March 2023, the military government awarded her the title of Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma Theingi, one of the country’s highest religious honours, for significantly contributing to the flowering and propagation of Buddhism.[5]

Personal life

Khin Khin Win and Thein Sein have three children.[6]

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