Aung Zan Wai

Aung Zan Wai
အောင်ဇံဝေ
Minister for Social Services
Personal details
Born(1893-11-19)19 November 1893
Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U District, British Burma (Now Myanmar)
Died29 December 1984(1984-12-29) (aged 91)
Yangon
CitizenshipMyanmar
Political partyAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Spouse(s)Sabai Phyu
San Thar Nu
EducationSt. Paul's High School, Rangoon
Mahabodhi College, Colombo
OccupationPolitician
Known forPanglong Agreement negotiator

Aung Zan Wai (Burmese: အောင်ဇံဝေ; 19 November 1893 – 29 December 1984) was an Arakanese politician and one of the most important negotiators and leaders of the historical Panglong Conference in 1947. The signing of Panglong Agreement is now celebrated as a national holiday, Union Day, in Myanmar.[1][2]

  1. ^ Burma. Information and Broadcasting Dept (1950). Burma's freedom: second anniversary. Directorate of Information, Union of Burma. The Hon'ble U Aung Zan Wai was born 55 years ago at Kyauktaw in the Akyab District. Educated al St. Paul's High School, Rangoon and Mahabodi College, Colombo and later ...
  2. ^ Jeffrey Hays. Burma after World War II.