Ba Maw

His Excellency
Ba Maw
His Excellency Ba Maw
ဘမော်
	Ba Maw in 1943
Nainggandaw Adipadi Ashinmingyi and Prime Minister of the State of Burma
	In office; 1 August 1943 – 19 August 1945
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
1st Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma
	In office; 1937–1939
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Maung Pu
Personal details
Born	8 February 1893; Maubin, Burma Province, British India
Died	29 May 1977 (aged 84); Rangoon, Burma
Political party	Poor Man's Party (1935–1939); Freedom Bloc (1939–1944); Mahabama Party (1944–1948)
Spouse	Khin Ma Ma Maw (m. 1926; died 1967)
Relations	Ba Han (brother); Bo Yan Naing (son-in-law); Ye Htoon (son-in-law)
Children	7 including: Zali Maw, Binnya Maw, Banya Maw, Onma Maw and Tinsa Maw
Parent(s)	Shwe Kye (father); Thein Tin (mother)
Alma mater	Rangoon College (B.A.) ; University of Calcutta (M.A.) ; University of Cambridge (LL.M.) ; University of Bordeaux (Ph.D.)
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	British Burma, State of Burma, Union of Burma, Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

Ba Maw (Burmese: ဘမော်, pronounced [ba̰ mɔ̀]; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and politician, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1943 to 1945.^[1]

^ Riches, Christopher (2013). A Dictionary of Political Biography. Oxford University Press.