Thakin Mya

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In this Burmese name, Thakin is an honorific.

Thakin Mya သခင်မြ

Minister of Home Affairs
In office September 1946 – 19 July 1947
Prime Minister	Aung San
Personal details
Born	(1897-10-07)7 October 1897 Htonbo, Pyay District, British Burma
Died	19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 49) Yangon, British Burma
Political party	AFPFL
Alma mater	University of Rangoon
Profession	Lawyer

Thakin Mya (Burmese: သခင်မြ, pronounced: [θəkʰɪ̀ɴ mja̰]; 7 October 1897 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Home Affairs in Myanmar's pre-independence government. Mya and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.^[1] July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

The Thakin Mya Park in Yangon is named after Thakin Mya.

References

↑ Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese) (Weekly Eleven Publishing Group).

v t e 19 July Martyrs

Aung San Ba Cho Mahn Ba Khaing Ba Win Thakin Mya U Razak Sao San Tun Ohn Maung Ko Htwe

Persondata
Name	Mya, Thakin
Alternative names
Short description	Burmese politician
Date of birth	7 October 1897
Place of birth	Htonbo, Pyay District, British Burma
Date of death	19 July 1947
Place of death	Yangon, British Burma

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