Saw Maung

His Excellency
Senior General
Saw Maung
His Excellency ; Senior General Saw Maung
စောမောင်
	Saw Maung in 1988
Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
	In office; 18 September 1988 – 23 April 1992
Deputy	Than Shwe
Preceded by	Maung Maung (as President)
Succeeded by	Than Shwe
Prime Minister of Burma
	In office; 21 September 1988 – 23 April 1992
Preceded by	Tun Tin
Succeeded by	Than Shwe
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar
	In office; 4 November 1985 – 23 April 1992
Deputy	Than Shwe
Preceded by	Kyaw Htin
Succeeded by	Than Shwe
Personal details
Born	5 December 1928; Mandalay, Upper Burma, British India
Died	24 July 1997 (aged 68); Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	BSPP (until 1988); SLORC
Spouse	Aye Yee
Children	Thiha Saw; Kay Thi Saw; Thura Saw
Residence	Yangon
Awards	Alinkar Kyawswar
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Years of service	1945–1992
Rank	Senior General

Saw Maung (Burmese: စောမောင်; pronounced [sɔ́ màʊɰ̃]; 5 December 1928 – 24 July 1997) was a Burmese army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in Myanmar and Prime Minister of Burma from 1988 until 1992, when he was deposed by rival generals who disapproved Saw Maung decisions that were in favor of Aung San Suu Kyi. Beside this, he was the 8th Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw. He is the first one to get the rank of Senior General which was created for him in 1990.