Mya Thaw (; born 13 November 1955) is a Burmese dental professor who served as Rector of the

University of Dental Medicine, Yangon The University of Dental Medicine, Yangon ( ), is the leading university of dental medicine, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The university, along with the University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, is one of only two universities of dental medicine i ...

from 1998 to 2009.

Biography

Mya Thaw was born in

Rangoon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

on 13 November 1955. He graduated from

in July, 1972. He married Khin Win May, a dentist. They have one daughter and one son. His son

Zayar Thaw Phyo Zeya Thaw (; , also referred to as Zeya Thaw (; ; 26 March 1981 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese politician and hip hop recording artist who was detained and executed due to the perceived anti-government messages in his lyrics. Amnesty Int ...

was a

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MP.

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{{Authority control Burmese dental academics 1955 births Living people People from Yangon

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