Myanmar's acting President U Myint Swe died at the age of 74 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Thursday morning, the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) said, reports Xinhua news agency.

According to the NDSC, U Myint Swe had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and other related neurological conditions.

The acting president had been on a medical leave since July 2024.

On March 30, 2016, he was sworn in as vice president of Myanmar. U Myint Swe became acting president on February 1, 2021, after then-President U Win Myint was detained. Subsequently, U Myint Swe declared a state of emergency and the state power was transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Min Aung Hlaing.