Thein Pe Myint

Thein Pe Myint
Native name
သိန်းဖေမြင့်
Born(1914-07-10)10 July 1914
Butalin, British Burma
Died15 January 1978(1978-01-15) (aged 63)
Rangoon, Burma
Pen nameThakhin Thein Pe
OccupationWriter, Publisher, Journalist, Politician
Alma materRangoon University
Notable worksTet Phonegyi
Thabeik Hmauk Kyaungtha
Ashae-Ga Ne-Wun Htwet Thi Pa Mar
SpouseKhin Kyi Kyi (1946–1978)
ChildrenHan Tha Myint

Thein Pe Myint (Burmese: သိန်းဖေမြင့် [θéɪɰ̃ pʰè mjɪ̰ɰ̃]; also Thakin Thein Pe (သခင် သိန်းဖေ [θəkʰɪ̀ɰ̃ θéɪɰ̃ pʰè]); 10 July 1914 – 15 January 1978) was a Burmese politician, writer, and journalist. He wrote several politically and socially prominent books and founded the influential newspaper, The Botataung. Thein Pe Myint was a leading Marxist intellectual and an important player in the Burmese independence movement and postwar politics.