Sao Hkun Hkio (, ; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served as acting

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of Myanmar in 1948, 4th Foreign Minister of Myanmar (1950–1958, & 1960–1962) as well as

Deputy Prime Minister of Burma The deputy prime minister of Myanmar is the deputy head of government of Myanmar. The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Vice Senior General Soe Win, General Maung Maung Aye, General Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, Win Shein and Than Swe. ...

in the era of 1st

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U Nu Nu (; ; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as Burmese names#Honorifics, U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese people, Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was ...

. He was known for being the longest serving

of Myanmar. He additionally served as the last

Saopha Saopha (), also spelled Sawbwa, was the title used by hereditary rulers of Shan states in Upper Myanmar. Chaopha and Chao Fa were similar titles used by the hereditary Tai rulers in mainland Southeast Asia and the Ahom kingdom in India. Nam ...

of Möngmit from 1936 to 1952. His elder brother-in-law, Sao San Tun was the

of Mongpawn who was assassinated along with General

Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947), known honorifically as '' Bogyoke'' Aung San, was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he w ...

, father of modern-day

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who served as 5th Premier of British Burma Crown Colony from 26 September 1946 to 19 July 1947.

Career information

Personal life

He notably received his education at

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and got BA degree in 1934 from the

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in the United Kingdom, reportedly meeting his wife Beatrice Mabel Hkio while dog-walking on

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. He had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, all of which grew up and lived in England.

References

Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Cambridge 1912 births 1990 deaths Deputy prime ministers of Myanmar Foreign ministers of Myanmar Government ministers of Myanmar People from Shan State Burmese people of World War II {{Myanmar-bio-stub