Moe Nyo U Ko Ko Gyi
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Moe Nyo U Ko Ko Gyi | |
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| Born | January 26th, 1912 Moe Nyo Myo, Pegu (Bago Division), Burma (Myanmar) |
| Died | December 21st, 2006 Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Education | I.A., Rangoon University |
| Occupation | Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of the Union of Burma |
| Known for | Politician |
| Political party | AFPFL (Anti-Fascist Peoples' Federation League) |
| Spouse | Daw Ahmar Kyi (First) & Daw Sein Yin (Second after the death of Daw Ahmar Kyi) |
| Children | Khin Maung Oo, Awba Thein Tun, Geneva Myo Tun, Sonny Kyi Wynn & Tommy Ye Win |
| Parent | 'Myo-thu-gyi' U Thaung Pe & Daw Ohn |
Moe Nyo U KO KO GYI (မိုးညိုဦးကိုကိုကြီး)
Politician and Parliamentary Secretary of the Government of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar).
Childhood Life
Born January 26, 1914 in Moe Nyo, Tharrawaddy District, Pegu Division; son of U Thaung Pe, Myothugyi and Daw Ohn.
Education
Educated Rangoon University 1933.
Involvement in resistances against British colonial and Japanese occupations
served in the Burma Independence Army, 1941-42 and the Resistance Movement.
Political involvements[1]
General Secretary, All Burma Ministerial Services Union 1946-48; Leader, Rangoon District Socialist Party, 1950-57; Secretary, Trade Union Congress ( Burma ) 1950 to date; elected to parliament from Moe Nyo, 1951 and 1956; appointed Parliamentary Secretary, Public Works and Housing, 1954-58; member, Inland Water Transport Board, 1951-53; member, Port Inquiry Commission, 1952; Vice-Chairman, Rangoon district AFPFL (Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League)1950-57; Divisional Secretary, Pegu Division AFPFL 1958 to date; Vice-Chairman, National Housing, Town and Country Development Board, 1952-57.
Notable international award[1]
awarded Order of Mannelik II, Ethiopia, 1956.
International Experiences[1]
official and political visits to India, Pakistan 1948-57; member, Burmese delegation, ILO Conference; Geneva, 1951; member, Asian Advisory Committee, ILO, Geneva, 1951-53; Member, Burmese Trade Union Mission to China, USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia, 1953; member, political delegation to west European countries and UK, 1951-57; leader, House Delegation to Thailand, 1954; delegate, Asian Socialist Conference, Bombay, 1956; member, Burmese delegation to UNGA, 1957.
Publications[1]
"India Today" in Burmese, 1948; "New Democracy" in Burmese 1949.
Marriage & Residences
First marriage was Daw Ahmar Kyi and the second Marriage Daw Sein Yin, B.Com., RA (few years after the death of Daw Ahmar Kyi); five children. The first residence was at Thayetaw Lane, Thingangyun, Rangoon (Yangon). Later moved to 39th Street, Kyauk-ta-da Township, Yangon; then to Thuwunna (Myintha) and Minhla Town, Pegu (Bago) Division and then returned to Thuwunna Myo, Rangoon (Yangon) where was his final resting place.