Mahn Ba Khaing မန်းဘခိုင် | |
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Minister of Industry and Labour of Burma | |
In office September 1946 – 19 July 1947 | |
Prime Minister | Aung San |
Preceded by | New Office |
Personal details | |
Born | Hinthada, British Burma | 26 October 1903
Died | 19 July 1947 Yangon, British Burma | (aged 43)
Resting place | Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar |
Political party | AFPFL |
Relations | Mahn Win Khaing Than (grandson) |
Profession | Politician |
Mahn Ba Khaing ( Burmese: မန်းဘခိုင် [máɰ̃ ba̰ kʰàɪɰ̃]; 26 October 1903 – 19 July 1947) was a Karen [1] politician who served as the Minister of Industry and Labour in Burma's pre-independence government. [2] He was assassinated on 19 July 1947, alongside Prime Minister Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, and was recognized as one of the nine Burmese national martyrs. [3]
Mahn Win Khaing Than, acting Vice President of Myanmar, [4] [5] is one of his grandchildren. [6] [7]
Born in Yontalin Village, Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Region on 26 October 1903, Mahn Ba Khaing was the fifth son of Mahn Pe Kone, the village head, and Daw Pu. [8] [9] [10] He was educated at the American Baptist Missionary School in Hinthada before leaving the school in 1920. [11]
Mahn Ba Khaing was elected as a parliamentarian for northern Pathein region in 1937. [8] He served as chairman of the Karen Youth Organisation. When the Aung San-led interim government was formed in 1946, Mahn Ba Khaing was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Labour. [2]
He and eight others (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Ministers' Building in Yangon (nowadays Secretariat Yangon). [12] [13]
Mahn Ba Khaing မန်းဘခိုင် | |
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Minister of Industry and Labour of Burma | |
In office September 1946 – 19 July 1947 | |
Prime Minister | Aung San |
Preceded by | New Office |
Personal details | |
Born | Hinthada, British Burma | 26 October 1903
Died | 19 July 1947 Yangon, British Burma | (aged 43)
Resting place | Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar |
Political party | AFPFL |
Relations | Mahn Win Khaing Than (grandson) |
Profession | Politician |
Mahn Ba Khaing ( Burmese: မန်းဘခိုင် [máɰ̃ ba̰ kʰàɪɰ̃]; 26 October 1903 – 19 July 1947) was a Karen [1] politician who served as the Minister of Industry and Labour in Burma's pre-independence government. [2] He was assassinated on 19 July 1947, alongside Prime Minister Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, and was recognized as one of the nine Burmese national martyrs. [3]
Mahn Win Khaing Than, acting Vice President of Myanmar, [4] [5] is one of his grandchildren. [6] [7]
Born in Yontalin Village, Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Region on 26 October 1903, Mahn Ba Khaing was the fifth son of Mahn Pe Kone, the village head, and Daw Pu. [8] [9] [10] He was educated at the American Baptist Missionary School in Hinthada before leaving the school in 1920. [11]
Mahn Ba Khaing was elected as a parliamentarian for northern Pathein region in 1937. [8] He served as chairman of the Karen Youth Organisation. When the Aung San-led interim government was formed in 1946, Mahn Ba Khaing was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Labour. [2]
He and eight others (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Ministers' Building in Yangon (nowadays Secretariat Yangon). [12] [13]