Taw Phaya Galay

Prince
Taw Phaya Galay
Born (1926-07-30)30 July 1926
Rangoon, British Burma
Died 18 June 2006(2006-06-18) (aged 79)
Yangon, Myanmar
Occupation Writer, Owner of English Speaking School
Spouse(s) Khin May
Children Devi Thant Cin
Parent(s) Ko Ko Naing
Myat Phaya Galay
Relatives

Prince Taw Phaya Galay Aung Zay (Burmese: တော်ဘုရားကလေး အောင်ဇေ [tɔ̀pʰəjá ɡəlé àʊɴ zè]; 30 July 1926 – 18 June 2006) was a Burmese Prince, novelist and politician. He was the grandson of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat.

Biography

Six siblings of Taw Phaya Galay

Taw Phaya Galay was born on 30 July 1926 in Rangoon, British Burma to parents, Mon royal descendant Ko Ko Naing and Princess Myat Phaya Galay who was the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Chief Queen Supayalat.[1] He studied at Burma Buddhist School in Moulmein. He failed his 1946 maticulation examination.

In 1948, he established Thibaw Trading Syndicate Ltd. and served as a Director. In 1950, he established the Union of Burma Exporters Oriental Corporation also becoming its Director. Between 1955-1957, he served as an organizer at the Headquarters, Trade Union Congress (Burma) (TUCB). Between 1957 and 1964, he served as Central Executive Committee Member of the Internal Peace League, the World Peace Congress (Burma), and the Asia-Africa Consolidation Organization as treasurer, and for the National Committee against Kuomintang Invasion and Imperialism.

In 1961 he worked for the China-Myanmar Friendship Association, and the Korea-Myanmar Friendship Association. In 1961, he served as the Commerce Mission of Government of Burma to China and North Korea in 1960 and to China in 1961. He also travelled to Hong Kong, India, Japan and Thailand. In 1964 he was the administration manager at MIEc headquarters but resigned the following year by force because of his moral character. His wife was Khin May and his daughter is Devi Thant Cin.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Myanmar Chronicle Online Magazine: Local News for mid-July 2006 Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "The Konbaung Dynasty (part 19)". Royal Ark. Retrieved 2012-02-15.


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