Thet Tun

Wunna Kyawhtin Thet Tun (6 August 1926 - 4 July 2012) was a Burmese ambassador, writer and historian.[1][2][3]

Wunna Kyawhtin

Thet Tun
Born(1926-08-06)August 6, 1926
Yangon, Myanmar
DiedJuly 4, 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 85)
Alma materB.A (University of Rangoon) and B.Sc (University of London)
Occupation
  • Ambassador
  • writer
  • historian
Known forAmbassador
AwardsWanna Kyaw Htin

Early life and education

He was born in Yangon, Myanmar on 6 August 1926. His father is Phoe Thaung and his mother is Sein Toke.

He attended at Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon. He graduated from Yangon University and also received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London.

Published books

  • In the Footsteps of Kinwun (ကင်းဝန်ခြေရာ လိုက်၍သာ) -1998 (won Myanmar National Literature Award)
  • Bilingual Essays (သံတို့ အမြင်)-1999
  • Contemporary Myanmar & Selected Writings (မျက်မှောက်ခေတ် မြန်မာနှင့် အခြား အင်္ဂလိပ်−မြန်မာ နှစ်ဘာသာဆောင်းပါးများ)-2002
  • Experiences Abroad (နိုင်ငံရပ်ခြား အတွေ့အကြုံများ)
  • The Writings of General Aung San
  • Portraits and Vignettes of Myanmar Personalities (သူတို့အကြောင်း တစေ့တစောင်း)
  • A Myanmar Looks at Others (မြန်မာတစ်ဦး၏ ကမ္ဘာ့အမြင်)
  • Myanmar Politics 1958-1962
  • Selected Writings of Retired Ambassador U Thet Htun

Personal life

He married Khin Khin Ohn. They have four children.

References

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