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Maung Maung Kha
မောင်မောင်ခ5th Prime Minister of Burma In office
29 March 1977 – 26 July 1988President Ne Win
San YuPreceded by Brigadier General Sein Win Succeeded by Tun Tin Personal details Born 7 June 1920
Rangoon, British BurmaDied 30 April 1995 (aged 74)
Yangon, MyanmarNationality Burmese Political party Burma Socialist Programme Party Spouse(s) Khin Khin Lay Children U Myo Nyunt Daw Lwin Lwin Myint
U Lwan Moe Daw Nu Nu Yi
Po Po Khin OoAlma mater University of Rangoon Religion Theravada Buddhism Maung Maung Kha (Burmese: မောင်မောင်ခ, pronounced [màuɴ màuɴ kʰa̰]; 7 June 1920 – 30 April 1995) was the 8th Prime Minister of Myanmar between 1977 and 1988.
Maung Maung Kha was born to Khin Tint and Chit Pe in Yangon. He enrolled in University of Rangoon in 1937 to study engineering but left school in the final year of studies to join the Burma Independence Army (BIA) in 1941. He completed military training, and became a member of the Burmese armed forces during the Japanese occupation of Burma (1942–1945). After independence in 1948, he rose to the rank of colonel and served as the Director of Defence Industries of Burmese Armed Forces.
Colonel Maung Maung Kha became a cabinet member in Gen. Ne Win's military government in 1972 when he was appointed Minister of Industry. Following the establishment of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (SRUB) on 4 January 1974, and adoption of a new Constitution, Maung Maung Kha continued to served as Minister of Industry and later on as Minister of Mines. On 29 March 1977, he was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Myanmar. After increasing unrest in the country, on 26 July 1988, Maung Maung Kha was replaced by Tun Tin as Prime Minister.
References
Prime Ministers of Burma (Myanmar) Small caps indicate military officeholders Categories:- Prime Ministers of Burma
- 1920 births
- 1995 deaths
- Burma Socialist Programme Party politicians
- People from Yangon
- Burmese people stubs
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