Burmese writer and historian
Wunna Kyawhtin Thet Tun |
|---|
| Born | (1926-08-06)August 6, 1926
Yangon, Myanmar |
|---|
| Died | July 4, 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 85) |
|---|
| Alma mater | B.A (University of Rangoon) and B.Sc (University of London) |
|---|
| Occupations | - Ambassador
- writer
- historian
|
|---|
| Known for | Ambassador |
|---|
| Awards | Wanna Kyaw Htin |
|---|
Wunna Kyawhtin Thet Tun (6 August 1926 – 4 July 2012) was a Burmese ambassador, writer and historian.[1][2][3]
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 two children.
References
