Ba Maw

Ba Maw
ဘမော်
Ba Maw in 1937
Head of State (Naingandaw Adipadi)
In office
1 August 1943 – 19 August 1945
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
1st Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma
In office
1937–1939
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byMaung Pu
Personal details
Born(1893-02-08)8 February 1893
Maubin, Burma Province, British India
Died29 May 1977(1977-05-29) (aged 84)
Rangoon, Burma
Political partyPoor Man's Party (1935–1939)
Freedom Bloc (1939–1944)
Mahabama Party (1944–1948)
Spouse
(m. 1926; died 1967)
RelationsBa Han (brother)
Bo Yan Naing (son-in-law)
Ye Htoon (son-in-law)
Children7 including: Zali Maw, Binnya Maw, Banya Maw, Onma Maw and Tinsa Maw
Parent(s)Shwe Kye (father)
Thein Tin (mother)
Alma materRangoon College (B.A.)
University of Calcutta (M.A.)
University of Cambridge (LL.M.)
University of Bordeaux (Ph.D.)
OccupationLawyer, politician
Military service
AllegianceBritish Burma, State of Burma, Myanmar

Ba Maw (Burmese: ဘမော်, pronounced [ba̰ mɔ̀]; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1942 to 1945.[1]

  1. ^ Riches, Christopher (2013). A Dictionary of Political Biography. Oxford University Press.

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