Min Thu Wun

Min Thu Wun
Min Thu Wun
မင်းသုဝဏ်
Member-elect of the Burmese House of Representatives; for Kamayut Township
Majority	23,345 (76%)
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Wun; 10 February 1909; Kungyangon, Hinthada District, Hanthawaddy Division, British Burma
Died	15 August 2004 (aged 95); Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality	Mon
Political party	National League for Democracy
Spouse	Kyi Kyi
Children	Htin Kyaw
Parent(s)	Lwan Pin; Mi
Alma mater	Rangoon University; Oxford University
Occupation	Writer

Thiri Pyanchi Min Thu Wun (Burmese: မင်းသုဝဏ်; 10 February 1909 – 15 August 2004) was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San (Testing the Times) in Burma.^[2]^[3] He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.

^ "National League for Democracy". Brief Biographies of Elected MPs. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
^ Aung Lwin Oo. "Burmese Literary Pioneer Dies". The Irrawaddy 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
^ Maung Swan Yi (December 2002). ""Chewing the West":The Development of Modern Burmese Literature under the Influence of Western Literature" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.