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Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, state =

Yangon Region Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, a ...

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(

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), ASAIHL The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; my, ရန်ကုန် တက္ကသိုလ်, ; formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut,

, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the best known university in

. The university offers mainly undergraduate and postgraduate degrees (Bachelor's, Master's, Post-graduate Diploma, and Doctorate) programs in

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and law. Full-time bachelor's degrees were not offered at the university's main campus after the student protests of 1996. The bachelor's degree was re-offered from 2014 on, to the best students in the country. Today degrees in Political Science are offered to undergraduate students, as well as postgraduate diplomas in areas such as social work and geology. Initially most major universities in the country depended on Yangon University. Until 1958 when Mandalay University became an independent university, all institutions of higher education in Myanmar were under Yangon University. After the University Education Act of 1964, all ''professional'' colleges and institutes of the university such as the Institute of Medicine 1,

Rangoon Institute of Technology Yangon Technological University (YTU) ( my, ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ), located in BPI, Yangon, is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Ran ...

and Yangon Institute of Economics became independent universities, leaving the Yangon University with liberal arts, sciences and law. In Myanmar, responsibility for higher education depends on various ministries. The University of Yangon depends from the Ministry of education. Yangon University has been at the centre of civil discontent throughout its history. All three nationwide strikes against the British administration (1920, 1936 and 1938) began at Rangoon University. Leaders of the Burmese independence movement such as General

Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goa ...

U Nu Nu ( my, ဦးနု; ; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as U Nu also known by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a leading Burmese statesman and nationalist politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Burma under the pro ...

Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

and

U Thant Thant (; ; January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. He held th ...

are some of the notable alumni of the university. The tradition of student protest at the university continued in the post-colonial era—in 1962, 1974, 1988 and in 1996.

History

Established in 1878 as an affiliated college of the

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, the Rangoon College was operated and managed by the Education Syndicate set up by the British colonial administration. The college was renamed Government College in 1904, and University College in 1920. Rangoon University was founded in 1920, when University College (Rangoon College - secular) and Judson College (Baptist-affiliated) were merged by the University of Rangoon Act. The American Baptist Mission decided to recognize Judson College (formerly Baptist College) as a separate institution within Rangoon University. Rangoon University modelled itself after

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and

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. All subsequent institutions of higher learning founded by the British were placed under Rangoon University's administration:

Mandalay College Mandalay University (also translated as University of Mandalay; my, မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ် ) is a public liberal arts and science university located in Mandalay, Myanmar and one of the sixteen autonomous universities und ...

in Mandalay in 1925, Teachers Training College and Medical College in Yangon in 1930, and Agriculture College in Mandalay in 1938. Rangoon College

Although it was attended only by the elites of the day, the university was at the centre of the Burmese independence movement. Students protested against the British administration's control of the university and the Rangoon Act which placed the governor as chancellor of the University of Rangoon. All three nationwide strikes against the British colonial government (1920, 1936 and 1938) began at the university. Myanmar National Day in fact commemorates the rebellion of Burmese students at Rangoon University in 1920. By the 1930s the university was the hotbed of Burmese nationalism, producing a number of future senior Burmese politicians, including General

Ba Maw Ba Maw ( my, ဘမော်, ; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar and World War II periods. Dr. Ba Maw is a descendant of the Mon Dynasty. He was the first Burma Premier ...

, Kyaw Nyein, Ba Swe,

and Thein Pe Myint. Rangoon University became one of the most prestigious universities in

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and one of the top universities in Asia, attracting students from across the region. The Japanese occupied the university during the Second World War, but it recovered and flourished after Burma gained independence in 1948. This golden period ended in 1962. After the

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of 1962 under General

, and under the Burmese Way to Socialism, Rangoon University was put directly under the control of the Directorate of Higher Education, a central government agency, whereas previously it was run by a council of professors, scholars and government officials. In addition, the

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was changed to

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, a radical departure from English, which had been the university's medium of instruction since its founding. Educational standards began to decline markedly, and international bodies ceased to recognize degrees issued or obtained at the university. The university was also renamed the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University (abbreviated RASU), after certain departments and faculties (medicine, economics, education, etc.) were separated from the university in 1964. RangoonUniversityAdministrationBuilding

Rangoon University students staged a peaceful demonstration and protest on campus against 'unjust university rules' on 7 July 1962. Ne Win sent his troops to disperse the students. Dozens of students were killed and the historic Rangoon University Student Union (RUSU) was reduced to rubble the next morning. In November 1974 the former

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died, and on the day of his funeral on 5 December 1974, Rangoon University students snatched his coffin on display at the Kyaikkasan Race Course, and erected a makeshift

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on the grounds of the RUSU in protest against the government for not honouring their famous countryman with a

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. The military stormed the campus on 11 December killing some of the students, recovered the coffin, and buried U Thant at the foot of the

Shwedagon Pagoda The Shwedagon Pagoda (, ); mnw, ကျာ်ဒဂုၚ်; officially named ''Shwedagon Zedi Daw'' ( my, ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, , ) and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda is a gilded stupa ...

Student protests against protest against General Ne Win's socialist government culminated in 1988. Student protest in March 1988 was met with a violent response from the government. This did not stop the protests. On 8 August 1988, students around the country came together to protest against the military regime. The protest was supported by hundreds of thousands of people who went into the street in protest against the military rule. This is today remembered at the

8888 uprising The 8888 Uprising ( my, ၈၈၈၈ အရေးအခင်း), also known as the People Power UprisingYawnghwe (1995), pp. 170 and the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma (present-day Myanmar) th ...

. The movement was crushed by the army Chief of Staff General Saw Maung who took over and instated the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC or na wa ta). It is estimated that more than 300 students died in the protests. In the months and years that followed, many more were imprisoned. In 1989, the military junta changed place names throughout Myanmar; the university was renamed the University of Yangon. The university was closed for most of the 1990s, because of fears of a repeat of the

8888 Uprising The 8888 Uprising ( my, ၈၈၈၈ အရေးအခင်း), also known as the People Power UprisingYawnghwe (1995), pp. 170 and the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma (present-day Myanmar) th ...

. To prevent students from congregating, the government dispersed the existing institutions and departments that made up Yangon University into separate learning institutions scattered throughout the city. Till 2013 only

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, certain professional courses, and a few diploma courses were conducted at the university's main campus. Newer universities such as

Dagon University Dagon University ( my, ဒဂုံ တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in North Dagon, Yangon, is one of the largest universities in Myanmar. The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and s ...

University of East Yangon The University of East Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန် အရှေ့ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in Thanlyin in the southeastern suburbs of Yangon, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The univer ...

and University of West Yangon were created to cater for undergraduates. Convocation Hall

Yangon University celebrated its

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in a week-long celebration, which began on 1 December 1995. The Jubilee marked the school's formal establishment of 75 years. For its commemoration, the government built the Diamond Jubilee Hall, a four-storied building in the university's grounds, which cost Ks.63,00,00,000. A new set of postage stamps was also produced. Once-affiliated institutes and departments (e.g., the

Institute of Economics, Yangon The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; my, ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ) is the finest university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as ...

which began life as a department at Yangon University), which had already separated, also celebrated. The transition to a new government in 2011

was followed by a renewed focus on education. In 2013, Aung San Suu Kyi was named head of the ''Yangon University Upgrading and Restoration Committee''. In December 2013, the university re-opened for undergraduate students. Initially only 50 undergraduate students were accepted. A controversial National Education Law was enacted in 2014. Under the law the university is managed by the Ministry of Education, who also appoints the university rector.

Campus

Yangon University is located in Yangon, along the southwestern bank of

Inya Lake Inya Lake ( my, အင်းလျားကန်, ''ʔīnyā kǎn'' ; formerly, Lake Victoria) is the largest lake in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Loc ...

, the largest lake in the city. It is on the corner of Pyay Road and University Avenue Road in Kamayut Township, north of downtown Yangon. The modern campus of Yangon University completed construction in 1920. There are two campuses, namely Main Campus and Hlaing Campus, the former being the most well-known. Judson Church, inside the main campus of the university, is a Baptist church, and like Judson College, named after

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, a 19th-century American missionary who compiled the first Burmese-English dictionary. The main campus also contains a convocation hall.

Housing

The accommodation in Burma is not mixed and the availability is limited. Women's halls have many limited rules whilst men's a few.

Other important buildings

* Arts Building * Convocation Hall * Judson Church * Recreation Centre * Science Building * Universities' Central Library * Universities' Dhamma Hall * Universities' Sanatorium * University Diamond Jubilee Hall * Universities' Hospital * University of Yangon Library * University Post Office * Painters' House

Main Departments

#Department of

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

#Department of

Archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts ...

#Department of

Botany Botany, also called plant science (or plant sciences), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "bot ...

#Department of Chemistry #Department of

Computer Studies Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (including t ...

#Department of English #Department of

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, a ...

#Department of

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ea ...

#Department of

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

#Department of Industrial Chemistry #Department of

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the Scientific method, scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities betwe ...

#Department of Law #Department of Library and Information Studies #Department of Mathematics #Department of

#Department of

Oriental Studies Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern stud ...

#Department of Philosophy #Department of

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which rel ...

#Department of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

#Department of

Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

. #Department of

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditar ...

Each department offers an undergraduate degree programme. The Department of International Relations offers two: the Bachelor of Arts (international relations) and the Bachelor of Arts (political science).

Programmes

Yangon University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The undergraduate programmes are subdivided into three categories: Arts (B.A.), Sciences (B.Sc.), and Law(LL.B). The choice of different fields of learning takes place in upper secondary school where students choose particular subjects directed towards their tertiary education. Postgraduate degrees are separated into three groups: Doctorates, Master's, and diplomas. Although YU no longer offered the undergraduate degrees owing to the uprising in 1996, it now was reopened for the undergraduate degrees with the name of (COE) what literally means ''Center of Excellence'' in 2014 and accepted only 50 selectively excellent students for each field of studies. (Although undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are still available to current days, the recognition of status of international COE of the university has been discontinued.)

Notable alumni

Politics and government

: National independence figure and founder of the

Tatmadaw Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include t ...

, the modern Burmese armed forces, 5th Prime Minister of British Burma * Aung Thu: Minister of Agriculture * Ba Cho: Minister of Information 1946–1947 *

: Premier of Burma from 1937 to 1939 and Prime Minister 1943–1945 (period under Japanese Occupation) * Ba Swe: Prime Minister of Burma 1956–1957 * Ba Win: Minister of Trade 1946–1947 * H. N. Goshal: Communist politician *

Henry Van Thio Henry Van Thio (; born 9 August 1959) is a Burmese politician who is the Second Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016. He previously served as a member of Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities). In the 2015 election, he contested an ...

: 2nd Second Vice President of Myanmar * Khin Nyunt: Prime Minister of Burma from 2003 to 2004 (did not complete B.Sc. degree) * Khun Htun Oo: Shan politician * Kyaw Nyein: Deputy Prime Minister of Burma from 1948 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1958, 1st Burmese Home Affairs Minister *

Kyi Maung Colonel Kyi Maung ( my, ကြည်မောင်, ; 20 December 192019 August 2004) was a Burmese Army officer and politician. Originally a member of the military-backed Union Revolutionary Council that seized power in 1962, Kyi Maung resigne ...

: Former army commander and leader of the

National League for Democracy The National League for Democracy ( my, အမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရေစီ အဖွဲ့ချုပ်, ; abbr. NLD; Burmese abbr. ဒီချုပ်) is a liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma). It ...

Ma Saw Sa Saw Sa FRCS MBE ( my, စောဆ, ; also known as Saw Hsa, Ma Saw Sa, Daw Saw Sa; 1 August 1884 – 28 February 1962) was a Burmese physician, midwife, hospital administrator, Christian missionary, suffragist, and government official. Dr. Saw ...

(Judson College), first Burmese woman physician, suffragist, served in parliament * Maran Brang Seng: Chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization *

Mahn Win Khaing Than Mahn Win Khaing Than ( my, မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း and also spelled Mahn Win Khine Than or Mann Win Khaing Thann) is a Burmese politician and lawyer who is serving as the Prime Minister of the National Unity Gover ...

: 2nd Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (2016–) * Maung Khin: 1st Burmese Chief Justice (1921–1924) *

Maung Maung Maung Maung ( my, မောင်မောင် ; 11 January 1925 – 2 July 1994) was the seventh president of Burma, and a well-known writer. Early life and career Maung Maung was born on 11 January 1925 in Mandalay, Upper Burma, British ...

: President of Burma Aug–Sep 1988, journalist and lawyer *

Maung Maung Kha Maung Maung Kha ( my, မောင်မောင်ခ ; 7 June 1920 – 30 April 1995) was Prime Minister of Burma between 1977 and 1988. Maung Maung Kha was born to Khin Tint and Chit Pe in Yangon. He enrolled in Yangon University, Univ ...

: Prime minister of Burma 1977–1988 * Myo Thein Gyi: Union Minister of Education of Htin Kyaw's Cabinet * Myoma U Than Kywe: One of the negotiators of the Panglong Conference in 1947 *

Nai Shwe Kyin Nai Shwe Kyin (1 March 1913 – 7 March 2003) was a Burmese civil rights revolutionary during the country's transition from British colonial rule and through the ensuing civil war between the insurgent ruling Burmese and the Mon minority. ...

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civil rights leader and revolutionary *

: Chairman of Revolutionary Council, 4th President and 3rd Prime Minister of Burma *

Ohn Maung Ohn Maung ( my, အုန်းမောင် ; 2 February 1913 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Transport in Myanmar's pre-independence government. He, along with seven other cabinet minis ...

: Deputy Minister of Transport 1946–1947 *

Pe Khin Pe Khin ( my, ဖေခင်; 27 August 1912 – 25 February 2004) was a Burmese diplomat. He was one of the main negotiators at the Panglong Conference in Burma and the architect of the historical Panglong Agreement. Early life Pe Khin was b ...

: Chief architect of the Panglong Agreement * Shawkat Ali Khan: a framer of the

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* Thakin Mya: Minister of Home Affairs 1946–1947 *

: 1st Prime Minister of Burma from 1948 to 1956, 1957–1958, 1960–1962 * U Razak: Minister of Education *

: the third Secretary-General of the

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from 1961 to 1971 * Usha Narayanan: First Lady of India from 1997 to 2002 * Win Maung: The third President of the Union of Burma *

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: 2nd Speaker of the House of Representatives (2016–) and the tenth president of

Academia

* Benjamin Peary Pal: B. P. Pal FRS (26 May 1906 – 14 September 1989) was the first Director of

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. He was one of the foremost scientists in Wheat genetics and breeding. * Hla Pe: Linguist, Professor of Burmese language and culture at the

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(1966– 1980) and one of the compilers of a Burmese-English dictionary * Hla Myint: Economist and one of the pioneers of

development economics Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low- and middle- income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural ...

Htin Aung Htin Aung ( my, ထင်အောင် ; also Maung Htin Aung; 18 May 1909 – 10 May 1978) was a writer and scholar of Burmese culture and history. Educated at Oxford and Cambridge, Htin Aung wrote several books on Burmese history and culture ...

: Scholar of Burmese culture and history, author of

Selections from Burmese Folk Tales ''Selections from Burmese Folk Tales'' is a book written by Htin Aung (also known by his penname, Maung Htin Aung). Oxford University Press, Amen House, London E.C.4 First published 1951 Reprinted (three times) 1951 Reprinted (twice) 1952 Repr ...

, one of the founding fathers of the

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(ASAIHL) *

Mi Mi Khaing Mi Mi Khaing ( my, မိမိခိုင် ; 1916 – 15 March 1990) was a Burmese scholar and writer who authored numerous books and articles on life in Burma during the 20th century. She is notable as one of the first women to write ...

: Scholar and Writer *

Nanda Thein Zan Nanda Thein Zan ( my, နန္ဒာသိန်းဇံ; 21 February 1947 – 14 August 2011) was a well-known author from Burma who wrote on philosophy and Buddhism. Zan was born on 21 February 1947 in Paungde Township of Pegu Division, the ...

: Writer of texts on philosophy and Buddhism * Sao Saimong: Scholar and linguist, well known for reformed Shan script *

Sein Tu Sein Tu ( my, စိန်တူ) was a Burmese scholar and member of the Myanmar Arts and Sciences Academy. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rangoon University in 1950 and went to the United States for his graduate education ...

: Psychologist * John Furnivall: An influential historian of

* Pessie Madan: Indian leader of the high-technology research and development sector * Pe Maung Tin: Scholar on Pali and Buddhism *

Pho Kyar U Phoe Kyar ( my, ဖိုးကျား, ; also spelled Pho Kyar; 23 March 1891 – 11 April 1942) is considered one of the top Burmese authors and education reformists in 20th century Myanmar. He is regarded as the father of Burmese short ...

: Novelist and education reformist * Ronald Findlay: Ragnar Nurkse Professor of Economics at Columbia University. * Sir Taw Sein Ko (1864–1930): Burma's first recorded archaeologist and an interlocutor between King Thibaw and the British administration *

Than Nyun Than Nyun ( my, သန်းညွှန့်; also spelt Than Nyunt; born October 1937) is a Burmese development economist and educationist who served as Deputy Minister of Education of Myanmar from 1994 to 1999 under of Dictator Than Shwe's cabi ...

: Economist, educationist and former deputy minister * Than Tun: Historian * Thaw Kaung: Librarian and a well-known expert in Asian

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U Myint U Myint ( my, ဦးမြင့်) is a Burmese economist and served as the Chief Presidential Adviser to Thein Sein, the former President of Burma, and led his Economic Advisory Unit. Career U Myint comes from a well-connected and prominent ...

: Economist *

U Nyun Sithu U Nyun ( my, ဦးညွန့်; also spelt U Nyunt; 20 January 1910 – 4 April 1996) was a Burmese development economist, diplomat and intellectual who served as the 3rd Executive Secretary as the head of United Nations Economic and S ...

: Economist and Executive Secretary of

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic ...

from 1959 – 1973 *

Aung Tun Thet Aung Tun Thet ( my, အောင်ထွန်းသက်) is a Burmese economist, author, educator, and public speaker. He had worked in academia, government service, private sector and in the civil society. He has published over 30 books and ...

Economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

and

Management Consultant Management consulting is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving organizational objectives. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultants ...

Kyaw Thet Kyaw Thet ( my, ကျော်သက်, ; 1921–2008) was a historian of Burma, and professor of Asian Studies at University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a professor of Burmese and Eastern History Studies at the University of ...

: Historian *

Winston Set Aung Dr. Set Aung ( my, ဆက်အောင်) who is also known as Dr. Winston Set Aung is former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. He also had multiple roles as Chairperson of Thilawa Special Economic Zone's Mana ...

and

, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, incumbent Deputy Minister of the

Ministry of Planning and Finance The Ministry of Finance and Planning is a government ministry of Tanzania. It "manages the overall revenue, expenditure, and financing of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and provides the Government with advice on the broad finan ...

* Yin Yin Nwe: Geologist and Myanmar's Chief Education Adviser to Myanmar President

Thein Sein Thein Sein ( my, သိန်းစိန်; IPA: ; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired general in the Myanmar Army who served as the eighth President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister ...

Business

* Khin Maung Aye: Chairman of

CB Bank CB Bank is one of Myanmar's oldest and largest commercial banks. It became the first bank in Myanmar to issue ATM cards and credit cards. The bank, led by U Khin Mg Aye (Chairman) and U Kyaw Lynn (CEO) has over 200 branches across the country. H ...

and Chairman of Myanmar Banks Association *

Lim Chin Tsong Lim Chin Tsong (; my, လင်းချင်းချောင်း) was a Burmese Chinese tycoon and merchant, with business interests ranging from rice to oil. Throughout his career, he served as the sole partner of Lim Soo Hean & Company, ...

: A tycoon in the early 20th century and a member of the Legislative Council of Burma *

Michael Moe Myint Michael Moe Myint ( my, မိုးမြင့်) is a Burmese business tycoon, who founded and runs 2 major companies in the country's petroleum industry, Myint & Associates, a service provider and MPRL E&P, a gas extraction company. He was ...

: Founder of

Myint & Associates Myint & Associates is a major service provider for oil and gas companies that operate in Myanmar (Burma), providing supply and logistical services. It was the first private company in the country to operate and provide these services. The company' ...

and Myanmar Petroleum Resources Limited (MPRL) *

Zaw Zaw Zaw Zaw ( my, ဇော်ဇော်) is a Burmese business magnate, banker, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Max Myanmar Group of Companies, a major conglomerate. Zaw Zaw has served as the president of the Myanmar Football F ...

: Founder of

Max Myanmar Max Myanmar Group of Companies ( my, မက်စ်မြန်မာကုမ္ပဏီအုပ်စု) is a major Burmese holding company with former interests in gems and active interests in construction, mechanical engineering, transpor ...

and vice president of

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(AFC)

Arts and literature

* Ba Gale: Cartoonist * Kyi Aye : Poet and writer (also a medical doctor) * Collegian Ne Win: Film actor *

Khin Myo Chit Khin Myo Chit ( my, ခင်မျိုးချစ်, ; 1 May 1915 – 2 January 1999) was a Burmese author and journalist, whose career spanned over four decades. She began her career writing short stories in Burmese for ''Dagon Magazine ...

: Writer and journalist * Kyi Soe Tun: Film director * Than E (Bilat Pyan Than): Singer *

Ludu Daw Amar ''Ludu'' Burmese name#Honorifics, Daw Amar (also Ludu Daw Ah Mar; my, လူထုဒေါ်အမာ, ; 29 November 1915 – 7 April 2008) was a well known and respected leading dissident writer and journalist in Mandalay, Burma. She was ...

: Leader of the Rangoon University students strike of 1936, writer and journalist * Min Thu Wun:

-Burmese scholar and poet *

Mya Than Tint Mya Than Tint ( ; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator. Biography Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was ...

: Novelist, Translator * Saya Zawgyi: Writer and part of the Khit-San literary movement (did not complete degree) * Thein Pe Myint: Writer, journalist and secretary general of

Communist Party of Burma The Communist Party of Burma (CPB), also known as the Burma Communist Party (BCP), is a clandestine communist party in Myanmar (Burma). It is the oldest existing political party in the country. Founded in 1939, the CPB initially fought ag ...

Theippan Maung Wa Theippan Maung Wa ( my, သိပ္ပံမောင်ဝ ; 5 June 1899 – 6 June 1942) was a Burmese writer, and one of the pioneers of the '' Hkit San'' literary movement. The movement searched for a new style and content in Burmese l ...

: Writer and part of the Khit-San literary movement in the 1930s * Maung Htin: Writer and part of Khit-San literary movement *

Myo Min Myo Min ( my, မျိုးမင်း, ; 7 April 1910 – 21 September 1995) was a Burmese academic, journalist and writer, who wrote under the pen names of Nwe Soe (, ), U Myo Min and Myint Win. He was one of the founders of the ''Khit-San S ...

(Ngwe Soe): Writer and part of Khit-San literary movement * Tin Maung: Film actor and director *

Wah Wah Win Shwe Wah Wah Win Shwe ( my, ဝါဝါဝင်းရွှေ, also spelt War War Win Shwe) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Myanmar, Burmese film actress. She is considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in the Mya ...

: Actress *

Nwe Yin Win Nwe Yin Win ( my, နွဲ့ယဉ်ဝင်း, ; born Joyce Win on 23 April 1945) is a Burmese singer, considered one of the pioneers of modern Burmese pop music. Nwe Yin Win was born in Sagaing to parents a Bamar father Min Swe (also know ...

: Singer *

K Ja Nu K Ja Nu ( my, ကေဂျာနူး, ; also spelt K Jar Nu) is a well-known Burmese pop singer in Burma (Myanmar) of Kachin descent; she was most popular in the 1970s to 1980s. She began her singing in church and dabbled in music while attendi ...

: Singer *

Kyaw Thu Kyaw Thu ( my, ကျော်သူ, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 film ...

: Actor and chairman of Free Funeral Service Society * May Sweet: Singer and actress * Zaw Win Htut: Rock singer * Sin Yaw Mg Mg: Film director * Graham: Singer

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