Maung Khin

Sir Maung Khin (Burmese: မောင်ခင် [màʊɰ̃ kʰɪ̀ɰ̃]; also spelled Maung Kin; 1872 – 22 September 1924) was the first Burmese Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature[1] during the British colonial era, and the first Burmese to be knighted. Maung Khin was known as a good, clean administrator, widely respected by the public.[2]

Sir

Maung Khin
မောင်ခင်
Born1872
Rangoon, British Burma
Died22 September 1924
Rangoon, British Burma
OccupationChief Justice of High Court
Known forThe first Burmese to be knighted
ChildrenMyo Kin and Kin Kin E
Parent(s)Kya Hnaing and Po Kyaw

Personal history

Maung Khin was born to Kya Hnaing and Po Kyaw in Rangoon (Yangon) in 1872, twenty years after the British had captured Lower Burma. Maung Khin studied at Rangoon's elite St. Paul's English High School and Rangoon College, and proceeded to read law in the United Kingdom. After passing the law exam at Middle Temple in 1898, he returned to Yangon and worked as a barrister. In 1921, Maung Khin became first Burmese Chief Justice of the High Court. In 1923, he was appointed Internal Minister and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, and became the first Burmese man to receive that title "Sir".

Sir Maung's hobbies were horse riding and gardening. He died on 22 September 1924. He was survived by his wife and their son Myo Kin and daughter Kin Kin E.[3]

References
  1. Maung Maung (1957). Burma in the Family of Nations (2 ed.). Djambatan. p. 90.
  2. Burmese Encyclopedia (in Burmese). 2. Sarpay Beikman. 1955. p. 307.
  3. Kin Thida Oung (2008). A Burmese Matriarch. ISBN 978-1-4357-3785-3.


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