Ba Win Explained

Ba Win
Office:Minister of Trade
Term Start:September 1946
Term End:19 July 1947
Predecessor:New Office
Birth Date:10 June 1901
Birth Place:Natmauk, British Raj
Death Place:Yangon, British Burma
Resting Place:Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar
Party:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL)
Spouse:Khin Saw
Children:Tin Hla Win
Saw Win
Aye Win
Khin Mya Win
Sein Win
Htwe Win
Relatives:Aung San (brother)
Aung San Oo (nephew)
Aung San Suu Kyi (niece)
Alma Mater:University of Rangoon
Profession:Headmaster
Native Name Lang:my
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
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Ba Win (Burmese: ဘဝင်း; in Burmese pronounced as /bɑː wɪn/; born San Tin (; in Burmese pronounced as /sæn tɪn/; 10 June 1901  - 19 July 1947), best known as U Ba Win (; in Burmese pronounced as /uː bɑː wɪn/), was a Burmese politician, and Minister of Trade in the Interim Government of Burma. He was the eldest brother of General Aung San, and was assassinated together with his youngest brother during an Executive Council meeting on 19 July 1947.[1] [2] [3] 19 July is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar (Burma).[4] [5] [6] [7]

Biography

He was born San Tin (စံတင်), on 10 June 1901 in Natmauk to U Pha, a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu.[8] [9] [10] He was the eldest of nine children. He studied at Sayagyi U Wa Gyi School in Natmauk, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rangoon. He became a teacher at the National School in Taungdwingyi.[11] [12] [13] In 1936 he married Khin Saw, daughter of U Ant, a lawyer and landowner and Daw Shwe May. He became the headmaster at the National School in Phyu from 1941 to 1942. He was Minister of Ministry of Trade.

He was survived by his wife Khin Saw and six children.

Notes and References

  1. Brief Biographies of the Martyrs . Tin Naing Toe . Burmese . Bi-Weekly Eleven . Weekly Eleven Publishing Group . 18 July 2010.
  2. News: 22 April 2021 . Previous Military Regimes and Parallel Governments in Myanmar . The Irrawaddy.
  3. News: Wei Yan Aung . 23 July 2019 . A Grieving Mother Addresses the Nation . The Irrawaddy.
  4. News: 13 July 2020 . In Commemoration of 73rd Martyrs’ Day . Myanmar Digital News.
  5. News: 19 July 2023 . Myanmar’s National Unity Government Commemorates Martyrs’ Day . The Irrawaddy.
  6. News: 4 August 2023 . Myanmar prison guards torture inmates marking Martyrs’ Day . Radio Free Asia.
  7. Web site: 19 July 2022 . Message on 75th Anniversary of Myanmar Martyr’s Day . Ministry of International Cooperation (Myanmar).
  8. News: 20 July 2022 . Junta, opposition activists hold dueling events to mark Martyrs’ Day in Myanmar . Radio Free Asia.
  9. News: 18 July 2018 . Martyrs Day meaning: What is the meaning behind Martyrs Day in Myanmar? . Daily Express.
  10. Web site: 15 July 2020 . Myanmar Martyrs' Day Announcement . Pun Hlaing Estate.
  11. News: 19 July 2024 . Martyr's Day Myanmar . National Today.
  12. News: Myo Min Thu . 11 August 2018 . Myanmar Martyrs’ Day, a big loss in Myanmar history . MinGalaGO.
  13. News: 19 July! Myanmar Martyr Day History . Steemit.