May Oung

May Oung
မေအောင်
Minister of Home Affairs of British Burma
In office
1924[1] – 5 June 1926
Minister of High Court of British Burma
In office
1922–1924
Personal details
Born(1880-01-06)6 January 1880
Sittwe
Died5 June 1926(1926-06-05) (aged 46)
Maymyo, Burma, British India
NationalityBurmese
SpouseThein Mya
ChildrenTha Doe Oung
Tun Hla Oung
Mya Sein
Parent(s)Tha Do Phyu (father)
Hnaung Dway (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationLegal scholar, Judge, Politician

May Oung (Burmese: မေအောင်, also spelt May Aung; 6 January 1880 - 5 June 1926) was a Burmese legal scholar, judge and politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs during the colonial era. He was known for his expertise in Burmese Buddhist law and one of the founders of the Young Men's Buddhist Association Burma.

May Oung was the first law professor at Yangon University.

  1. ^ Kyaw, Aye (2018). The Voice of Young Burma. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501719349.