Mahn Ba Khaing

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.

Mahn Ba Khaing
မန်းဘခိုင်
Minister of Industry
In office
September 1946  19 July 1947
Prime MinisterAung San
Preceded byNew Office
Personal details
Born(1903-10-26)26 October 1903
Hinthada, British Burma
Died19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 43)
Yangon, British Burma
Resting placeMartyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar
Political partyAFPFL
RelationsMahn Win Khaing Than (grandson)
ProfessionPolitician

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. ISEAS Publishing; Amazon.com: Washington, D.C.: East-West Center; Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 9789812308047.

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