Maung Maung (Burmese မော င မော င [màʊɴ màʊɴ]; January 11, 1925 - July 2, 1994) is the 7th president of Myanmar, a famous writer.
| Maung Maung | |
|---|---|
| မောင်မောင် | |
| Birth name | Maung Maung |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1925 |
| Place of Birth | Mandalay , Upper Burma , British India . |
| Date of death | July 2, 1994 (age 69) |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship | Burma |
| Occupation | |
| Education | |
| The consignment | Burmese Socialist Program Party |
| Spouse | Khin May Hnin |
Biography
Maung Maung was the son of a lawyer. He graduated from BTN High School. In 1946, he received a bachelor of arts degree from Rangoon University . In 1949 he received a bachelor of law (BL) degree. He was an assistant professor of English at Rangoon University, the editor of Burma Hit newspaper, and the assistant minister of Burma Railways. "In 1950, he received a scholarship to study in the UK. He joined the Bar Association opened in Lincoln Guest House, The Hague. He attended in international law school education. He received his Ph.D. in law from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in June 1956. He temporarily moved to the United States as a visiting professor of political science and Southeast Asian studies at Yale University, with family During his tenure at Yale, he received his Ph.D. in Law (JSD) on June 11, 1962.
He had five children. One of his sons, Brig-Gen Kyaw Thu (Retd). He is currently Deputy Foreign Minister at the SPDC, the governing body in Burma. He also held various positions in successive Myanmar governments, as Attorney General, Supreme Judge.
Maung died of a heart attack in Rangoon on July 2, 1994, at the age of 69.
Publications
- The London Diary (1958)
- The Forgotten Armies (1946)
- “Burma in the family of nations”
- “The general is not wine and Myanmar’s politics” (winner of the national literary prize in politics)
- For the son of a soldier
- 1988 uprising in Burma