Sao Seng Suk (1935 – 13 August 2007), also known as Khun Kyar Nu, was a
Shan political and military leader.
Early life
He was the sixth son of Shan leader Khun Kyaw Pu, who signed the
Panglong Agreement
The Panglong Agreement ( ) was reached in Panglong, Southern Shan State, between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan Committee, Kachin Committee, and Chin Committee peoples on 12 February 1947. The anniversary of this agreeme ...
in 1947.
Politician
In 1959, he joined the Noom Suk Harn and, in 1960, became the commander of the
Shan State Army
The Shan State Army (; abbreviated SSA) was one of the largest insurgent groups that fought government forces in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The SSA was founded in 1964 after the merging of two existing insurgent groups.
The SSA recruite ...
's Third Brigade.
He later became chairman and commander-in-chief of the Shan State Progress Party. He co-founded the Shan State Organization, and the Shan Democratic Union, and was elected as the first president of the Shan State Constitutional Drafting Commission before becoming involved with the Ethnic Nationalities Council.
Death
He died in a hospital in
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ...
,
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
on 13 August 2007, aged 72, following a lengthy battle with lung disease.
Sao Seng Suk was survived by his wife, Nang Layen, three sons, and a daughter.
Sources
Democratic Voice of Burma interview with U Shwe Ohn, who was involved in the Pang Long agreemen
External links
*DVB – Norwa
*The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNP
*Shan Lan
Burmese politicians
Deaths from lung disease
1935 births
2007 deaths
Burmese Shan people
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