Win Maung

Mahn Win Maung
Mahn Win Maung
3rd President of Union of Myanmar
	In office; March 13, 1957 – March 2, 1962
Preceded by	Ba U
Succeeded by	Military coup; Ne Win, Prime minister and de facto Head of State, titular Head of State after 1974
Personal details
Born	April 17, 1916; Lae Sait village, Kyun Pyaw Township, Pathein Distirt, Ayeyarwady Division
Died	July 4, 1989 (aged 73); Yangon,Yangon Division,
Nationality	Burma
Spouse	Daw Mya May

Mahn Win Maung (April 17, 1916 - July 4, 1989) was the last President of an elected government of Burma now Myanmar. He was appointed President by Prime Minister U Nu in March 1957 until imprisoned for five years after the military coup in 1962 headed by General Ne Win that ousted U Nu.

Biography

Mahn Win Maung was a Karen born on April 17, 1916 at Lae Sait village, Kyun Pyaw Township, Pathein District, Ayeyarwady Division. He was the son of U Shwe Yin and Daw Thar Yar. In 1937 he graduated B.A. from Judson College in Rangoon. Between 1947 and 1956 he was variously Minister of Ministry of Mining and Labour, Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication and Minister of the Ministry of Water, Air and Costal Ship. He was imprisoned between 1962 to 1967.