Soe Win (prince)

H.R.H Maha Chandra Kumara
Soe Win
H.R.H Maha Chandra Kumara Soe Win
မဟာစန္ဒြကုမာရစိုးဝင်း
	Soe Win in 2018
Deputy director-general of Protocol Department
	In office; 2006–2009
Prime Minister	Soe Win; Thein Sein
Personal details
Born	15 January 1948 (age 76)[citation needed]; Rangoon, Burma, British Raj
Spouse	Tin Lay Wai
Children	Min Oo; Sandi
Parent(s)	Taw Phaya Gyi; Khin Kyi
Relatives	Thibaw (great-grandfather); Supayalat (great-grandmother); Taw Phaya (uncle); Hteik Su Phaya Gyi (aunt); Taw Phaya Nge (uncle); Taw Phaya Galay (uncle); Hteik Su Phaya Htwe (aunt);
Alma mater	Rangoon University

Maha Chandra Kumara Soe Win (Burmese: မဟာစန္ဒြကုမာရစိုးဝင်း; born 15 January 1947^{[citation needed]}) is a retired Burmese diplomat, prince and senior male member of the Royal House of Konbaung as the Pretender to the Throne of Burma (abolished in 1885) since 2019.^[1] He is the eldest son of Prince Taw Phaya Gyi and great-grandson of King Thibaw and Chief Queen Supayalat.^[2]^[3]

In 2017, Soe Win requested the Thai royal family and government to stop airing the Thai historical drama Plerng Phra Nang, loosely based on Hsinbyumashin's life, claiming it insulted the Burmese royal family.^[4]

^ Asaree Thaitrakulpanich (10 March 2017). "Great-grandson of last Burmese king wants Thai soap canceled". Khaosod English. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ Lekha Shankar (4 March 2018). "Diplomatically Speaking With U Soe Win". Thailand Tatler. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ Robinson, Belinda (3 November 2017). "Burmese royal descendant on mission to discover fate of missing ruby". The Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ Asaree Thaitrakulpanich (10 March 2017). "Great-grandson of last Burmese king wants Thai soap canceled". Khaosod English. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[1] Asaree Thaitrakulpanich (10 March 2017). "Great-grandson of last Burmese king wants Thai soap canceled". Khaosod English. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[royal-2] Lekha Shankar (4 March 2018). "Diplomatically Speaking With U Soe Win". Thailand Tatler. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[3] Robinson, Belinda (3 November 2017). "Burmese royal descendant on mission to discover fate of missing ruby". The Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[4] Asaree Thaitrakulpanich (10 March 2017). "Great-grandson of last Burmese king wants Thai soap canceled". Khaosod English. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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