Maung Maung
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Maung Maung မောင်မောင် | |
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| 7th President of Union of Myanmar | |
| In office August 19 1988 – September 18 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Sein Lwin |
| Succeeded by | Saw Maung, as Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council |
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| Born | January 11, 1925 Mandalay, Mandalay Division, |
| Died | July 2, 1994 (aged 69) Yangon, Yangon Division, |
| Nationality | Burma |
| Spouse | Khin May Hnin (aka) Khin Myint |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Dr. Maung Maung (Burmese: မောင်မောင်) was the 7th President of Union of Myanmar.
Biography
Maung Maung was the son of lawyer U Sint and his wife Daw Aye Tin. He graduated from BTN High School. He attended fourth intake of Defence Services Academy. In 1946, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Rangoon University. In 1949, he received a Bachelor of Law (BL) degree. He was a lecturer in the English department in Rangoon University, editor of the Burma Khit Newspaper, and Assistant Secretary of Burma Railways. In 1950, he received a scholarship to study in the UK. He entered the Lawyers' Association opened in Lincoln Guest House, Hague. He attended the international Law education school there. He received his LLD from Utrecht University in Holland in June 1956.
He had five children with his wife, Khin May Hnin (aka) Khin Myint. One of his sons, Brig-Gen Kyaw Thu (Retd.) currently holds the post of Deputy Foreign Minister on the SPDC, the governing body in Burma. He also served in various capacities in the successive governments of Myanmar as Attorney-General, Supreme Judge-General and other positions.
Among his well known publications are:-
- London Diary (1958)(Published in London)
- The Forgotten Army (1946)
- Burma in the Family of Nations
- General Ne Win and Myanma Politics (Got National Literary Award in Politics)
- Thet-shi-yar-za-win (Living History--Books on Biography of Statesmen)
- To a soldier son
Political office
References
- "MAN IN THE NEWS: U Maung Maung; Widely Traveled Leader for Rangoon". The New York Times. 1988-08-20. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- "Maung Maung 69; Served Brief Term As Burma's Leader". The New York Times. 1994-07-03. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
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