Min Thu Wun | |
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| မင်းသုဝဏ် | |
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| Member-elect of the Burmese House of Representatives for Kamayut Township | |
| Majority | 23,345 (76%)[1] |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wun 10 February 1909 Kungyangon, Hinthada District, Hanthawaddy Division, British Burma |
| Died | 15 August 2004 (aged 95) Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Mon |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse | Kyi Kyi |
| Children | Htin Kyaw |
| Parent(s) | Lwan Pin Mi |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University Oxford University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Thiri Pyanchi Min Thu Wun (Burmese: မင်းသုဝဏ်; 10 February 1909 – 15 August 2004) was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San (Testing the Times) in Burma.[2][3] He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.
- ^ "National League for Democracy". Brief Biographies of Elected MPs. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Aung Lwin Oo. "Burmese Literary Pioneer Dies". The Irrawaddy 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ Maung Swan Yi (December 2002). ""Chewing the West":The Development of Modern Burmese Literature under the Influence of Western Literature" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.