Khin Khin Win

{{Family name hatnote|Khin Khin Win|lang=Burmese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Khin Khin Win

| office = First Lady of Myanmar

| honorific-prefix = Her Excellency

| native_name = ခင်ခင်ဝင်း

| image = Khin Khin Win First Lady.jpg

| caption = Khin Khin Win in 2011

| country = {{flaglist|Myanmar}}

| predecessor = Kyaing Kyaing

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| president = Thein Sein

| successor = Su Su Lwin

| office2 = Patron of the Myanmar Women Affairs Association

| preceded2 = Kyaing Kyaing

| successor2 = Su Su Lwin

| party =

| office1 = Spouse of Prime Minister of Myanmar

| preceded1 = Than Than Nwe

| succeeded1 =

| succeeding1 =

| successor1 = Kyu Kyu Hla

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| spouse = Thein Sein

| children = 3

| residence = Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw

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| term_label = In role

| term_start = 30 March 2011

| term_end = 30 March 2016

}}

Khin Khin Win ({{langx|my|ခင်ခင်ဝင်း}} {{IPA|my|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.

In December 2011, Khin Khin Win met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her official visit in Myanmar.{{cite news|title=Secretary Clinton Meets With Burmese First Lady Daw Khin Khin Win |url=https://blogs.state.gov/photos/2013/06/18/secretary-clinton-meets-burmese-first-lady-daw-khin-khin-win |work=DipNote |date=2011-12-01 |access-date=2016-03-13}} On 30 January 2012, the Singapore Botanic Gardens named a new orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium Daw Khin Khin Win, in her honour.{{cite news|title=Myanmar seeks Singapore's help on economy |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/1160-myanmar-seeks-singapore-s-help-on-economy.html |work=Myanmar Times (AFP) |date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2016-03-13}}{{cite news |title=Daw Khin Khin Win, wife of Myanmar's President Thein Sein, looks at an orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium U Thein Sein - Daw Khin Khin Win, named after her during a ceremony at the Singapore Botanical |url=http://townhall.com/photos/2012/01/30/daw_khin_khin_win,_wife_of_myanmars_president_thein_sein,_looks_at_an_orchid_hybrid,_the_dendrobium_u_thein_sein_-_daw_khin_khin_win,_named_after_her_during_a_ceremony_at_the_singapore_botanical |work=Townhall.com (Reuters) |date=2012-01-30 |access-date=2016-03-13 |archive-date=2016-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318055741/http://townhall.com/photos/2012/01/30/daw_khin_khin_win,_wife_of_myanmars_president_thein_sein,_looks_at_an_orchid_hybrid,_the_dendrobium_u_thein_sein_-_daw_khin_khin_win,_named_after_her_during_a_ceremony_at_the_singapore_botanical |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|first=Pam|last=Lim|title=Singapore says it with flowers |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/144281/singapore-says-it-with-flowers |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=2012-02-12 |access-date=2016-03-13}}

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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.{{Cite web |last=ENG |first=IRW |date=2023-03-04 |title=Junta Watch: Regime boss targets ‘Western culture’; Than Shwe Falls From Favor; and More |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/junta-watch/junta-watch-regime-boss-targets-western-culture-than-shwe-falls-from-favor-and-more.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Khin Khin Win and Thein Sein have three children.{{cite news|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15067|title=Burmese PM's Daughter Camera Shy on Her Wedding Day|last=Min Lwin|date=5 February 2009|work=The Irrawaddy|access-date=15 March 2016}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:First ladies of Myanmar

Category:Spouses of prime ministers of Myanmar

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