Win (Burmese diplomat)

Win
Maha Thray Sithu; Win
Myanmar Ambassador to India
	In office; 1947 – 1950
Succeeded by	U Kyin
Myanmar Ambassador to the United States
	In office; December 5, 1955 – August 21, 1959
Preceded by	James Barrington (Burmese diplomat)
Succeeded by	Ohn Sein
Myanmar Ambassador to the Headquarters of the United Nations
	In office; 1955 – 1957
Preceded by	James Barrington (Burmese diplomat)
Succeeded by	U Thant
Myanmar Ambassador to Canada
	In office; October 8, 1958 – October 9, 1959
Succeeded by	Ohn Sein
Personal details
Born	15 February 1905; Yangoon
Spouse(s)	married to Daw Mya Mya Win
Children	sons: Khin Maung Win, Tin Maung Win, Bo Bo Win; daughter: Tin Tin Win;
Parents	timber merchants of Pugyi, Insein district
Mother	Daw Moe
Father	Arakar
Alma mater	B.A., Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) , Bachelor of Laws Rangoon University
Awards	December 1955 the Order of the White Elephant, Thailand.; on June 9, 1956 Order of Thado Maha Thray Sithu.; March 1, 1958. Honorary Doctorate Degree at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,;

Maha Thray Sithu Win was a Burmese diplomat, politician and lawyer.

Life

From 1930 to 1942 he was Senior Master at the Education Department.
From 1942 to 1944, during Japanese occupation, he was Deputy Director in charge of Labour.
From 1945 to 1947 he was President, Trade Union Congress (Burma).
In 1947 he was:
Leader of the Burma Socialist Party and Member in the Constituent Assembly from the Lanmadaw Township Rangoon.
Vice-President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League.
Member of Governor's Executive Council in charge of Industry and Labour,
High Commissioner for Burma in India.
From 1948 to 1950 he was Ambassador in New Delhi.
On September 28, 1948 he was designated Minister for Education and Democratisation of Local Administration.
On January 3, 1950 he was designated Minister for DLA (Democratisation of Local Administration), Public Health, Rehabilitation and Public Works.
From September 14, 1950 to 1952 he was Minister for Defence, Home and Religious Affairs.
On August 30, 1951 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from Yamethin South.
On March 16, 1952 he was designated Minister for National Planning and Religious Affairs.
On September 5, 1953 he was designated Minister for Union Culture.[1]
From December 5, 1955 to August 21, 1959 he was ambassador in Washington, D.C. and concurrently till 1957 Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
Within the Headquarters of the United Nations he was chairman of the Asian-African Group.[2]
In August 1958 he was designated and on October 9, 1958 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada.
In 1959 he became Member of the Executive Committee of the Clean AFPFL.
In March 1960 he became Treasurer of the Union Party (Burma).
On March 17, 1961 he resigned with entire Executive Committee of the Clean AFPFL.[3]

References

The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, Burke's Peerage Limited, 1953,p. 410
Jennifer Johnson, The Battle for Algeria: Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism, p. 177
Who's who in Burma 1961, p. 201

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[1] The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, Burke's Peerage Limited, 1953,p. 410

[2] Jennifer Johnson, The Battle for Algeria: Sovereignty, Health Care, and Humanitarianism, p. 177

[3] Who's who in Burma 1961, p. 201