Maung Maung San | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Birth Date: | 1946 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Pathein, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar |
Office: | Pro-Rector of the University of Veterinary Science, Yezin |
Term Start: | 14 June 2002 |
Term End: | 5 December 2004[1] |
Predecessor: | Tun Sein |
Successor: | Aung Than |
Office1: | Rector of the University of Veterinary Science, Yezin |
Term Start1: | 5 January 2004 |
Term End1: | 5 August 2004 |
Predecessor1: | Tun Sein |
Successor1: | Aung Than |
Occupation: | Veterinary physician, writer |
Spouse: | Khin Ma Ma |
Children: | Khin Hnin Kyi Thar |
Alma Mater: | Yezin Institute of Veterinary Science University of Queensland |
Maung Maung San (Burmese: မောင်မောင်စံ; born 29 December 1946), also known by his pen names Kyi Min (Burmese: ကြည်မင်း) and Kyaw Saw Min, is a Burmese writer and a former veterinary physician.[2] He has served as Rector and Pro-rector of the University of Veterinary Science, Yezin.[3] He is a former senior member of Myanmar Press Council.[4]
Maung Maung San was born on 29 December 1946 in Pathein, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. He started studying veterinary science in 1968. He graduated with B.V.S from the Yezin Institute of Veterinary Science and M.V.Sc from the University of Queensland. He wrote many books under his pen names Kyi Min and later Kyaw Saw Min.
His book Phat Kyi won the Sayarwon Tin Shwe Literature Award in 2017.[5] He has published over 40 books during his career.[6] [7]
He married Khin Ma Ma, a veterinary physician who served as Pro-Rector of the University of Veterinary Science, Yezin. His daughter Khin Hnin Kyi Thar is a prominent philanthropist, journalist and writer.
Over 40 books including: