Myoma Myint Kywe Explained

Myint Kywe
မြင့်ကြွယ်
Birth Name:Myint Kywe
Birth Date:14 April 1960
Birth Place:Rangoon, Burma
Occupation:Writer, historian
Parents:Myoma U Than Kywe
Daw Ahmar (a) Myint Myint Win
Awards:Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards (Belles-Letters) First Prize 2003
Myanmar Culture and Fine Arts Literature Prize for 2005

Myoma Myint Kywe (Burmese: မြို့မ-မြင့်ကြွယ်, pronounced [mjo̰ mə-mjɪ̰ɴ tɕwɛ̀]; also U Myint Kywe; 14 April 1960 – 26 July 2021) was a famous Burmese writer and historian.[1]

He was awarded the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards First Prize for 2003 in the belles-lettres category.[2] [3] In 2007, he was awarded Myanmar Culture and Fine Arts Literature Prize for 2005.[4] [5] He was born in Rangoon, Burma on 14 April 1960, son of Burmese politician Myoma U Than Kywe and Daw Ahmar (a) Myint Myint Win. He was the youngest son of four siblings.

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  1. News: School becomes 23rd building on heritage list . 21 November 2018 . Myanmar Times . Among its most distinguished alumni are famous writers Hsu Shin and Ma Sandar, historian Myoma Myint Kywe; and Maung Maung Kha, Myanmar’s first physicist. . 12 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412021748/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/school-becomes-23rd-building-heritage-list.html . dead .
  2. Secretary-1 attends prize-presentation to National Literary Award winners . . 12 December 2004 . 17 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Winners of Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award announced . . 23 November 2004 . 17 February 2012 . 30 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930184659/http://missions.itu.int/~myanmar/04nlm/n041123.htm#Winners%20of%20Sarpay%20Beikman%20Manuscript%20Award%20announced . dead .
  4. Secretary-1 presents literary awards to literati . . 31 January 2007 . 17 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Secretary-1 presents literary awards to literati . 31 January 2007 . . 17 February 2012.