Thursday, July 12, 2018

U Ba Win



(11 June 1901 – 19 July 1947)
* U Ba Win served as chairman of the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League Yenangyoung branch, and while he was working as the Minister of Supply & Trade in Bogyoke Aung San’s cabinet, he participated as a member in the Constitution Drafting Committee at the Union Parliament, all the while striving for the independence of Myanmar.

* U Ba Win was born on 11 June 1901 to U Phar, a lawyer, and Daw Su. He was the eldest among nine children, and an elder brother to Bogyoke (General) Aung San.
* U Ba Win won first prize at Mandalay intermediate college and passed with outstanding marks in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. In 1929, he graduated with B.Sc.(Hons.) in Mathematics. He then worked as a principal at Yenangyoung National High School.
* He married Daw Khin Saw, a daughter of U Aunt and Daw Shwe May in 1935.
* He was assassinated on 19 July 1947 at 10:37 am.
* His wife was survived by six children (Ma Tin Hla Win, Maung Saw Win, Ma Khin Mya Win, Maung Sein Win (Dr Sein Win) and Maung Htwe Win.
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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