May Oung

May Oung (Burmese: မေအောင်; 1880 - 1926) was a Burmese legal scholar during the colonial era, known for his expertise in Burmese Buddhist law.

Early life and education

May Oung was born on 6 January 1880 in Sittwe to parents Tha Do Phyu and Hnaung Dway, the second eldest of three sons. His parents died when May Oung was a child, so he was raised by his mother's brother, Hla Aung and his wife, Mya May, who sent him to India for his formative education. He studied law at the University of Cambridge from 1904 and 1907, and pursued an LLM at Cambridge in 1922.[1]

Career

He was one of only two Burmese judges appointed to the High Court when it was established by the British administration in 1922.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Keck, Stephen L. (2015-10-06). British Burma in the New Century, 1895–1918. Springer. ISBN 9781137364333.
  2. ↑ Oung, Kin Thida (2007). A Twentieth Century Burmese Matriarch. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780557102297.
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