Mahn Ba Khaing

In this Burmese name, Mahn is an honorific.
Mahn Ba Khaing
မန်းဘခိုင်
Minister of Industry
In office
September 1946  19 July 1947
Prime Minister Aung San
Preceded by New Office
Personal details
Born (1903-10-26)26 October 1903
Hinthada, British Burma
Died 19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 43)
Yangon, British Burma
Political party AFPFL
Relations Mahn Win Khaing Than (grandson)
Profession Politician
Religion Christianity

Mahn Ba Khaing (Burmese: မန်းဘခိုင် [máɴ ba̰ kʰàɪɴ]; 26 October 1903 19 July 1947) was a Burmese politician who served as the Minister of Industry in Myanmar's pre-independence government.

He served as chairman of the Karen Youth Organisation. He and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.[1]

Ba Khaing was an ethnic Pwo Karen and a Christian.[2]

July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar. His grandson, Mahn Win Khaing Than elected as 2nd Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw starting on 1 February 2016.

References

  1. Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese) (Weekly Eleven Publishing Group).
  2. Thawnghmung, Ardeth Maung (2008). The Karen Revolution in Burma: Diverse Voices, Uncertain Ends 45. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 7. ISBN 9789812308047.


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