U E Maung ( Burmese: ဦးဧမောင်; January 1889 - 21 July 1977) was a Burmese lawyer, writer, minister, and supreme court judge. He held multiple ministerial portfolios during

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's post-independence

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government. This included the

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, Ministry of Judicial Affairs, Ministry of Resettlement, Ministry of Health, and

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. He was also a former judge of the Supreme Court of the Union of Burma from 1948 to 1952. He wrote several landmark works on Burmese law, such as the books ''Burmese Buddhist Law'' and T''he Expansion of Burmese Buddhist Law.''{{Cite book , title=Who's Who In Burma , publisher=People's Literature Committee and House , year=1961

Early life and education

E Maung was born in the town of

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in January of 1898 in what was then the

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. He earned his

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( L.L. B.) degree from the

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in 1921. He was then called to the

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by the

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in 1922. He was awarded an honorary

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degree by the

in 1952.

Career

He became a lawyer in

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in 1922 after he was called to the Bar. He worked part-time lecturing at the

's Law Department from 1922 till 1932. In 1939, he was appointed a justice of the High Court of Burma.

References

1889 births 1977 deaths Burmese lawyers Burmese judges 20th-century Burmese lawyers 20th-century Burmese writers