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by Hla Min

Updated : 13th October 2026

Thant Zin (M82, GBNF)

• He volunteered for SPZP (Saya Pu Zaw Pwe), SDYF (Swel Daw Yeik Foundation), HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) and All Mechanical Gathering
• Son of Saya U Sein Shan (RIT Maths, GBNF).

Thant Zin

• Father of Norman Thant Zin (A70)

Thant Zin

• Father of Thura Thant Zin (M76)

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Updated : 13th October 2026

• Sa
• Sai — See Post
• Sein — See Post
• Sein Hla — See Post
• Sein Hlaing — See Post
• Sein Mya
• Sein Myint
• Shein, Kayabala — Body Builder
• Shein — SLR (Surveyor Land Records); Attended DAC; Active in Hiking and Mountaineering
• Maung Shein, Dr. — Saya; Economics Department; Joined the World Bank after working as Deputy Minister of Finance in Burma.
• Maung Shein — Chinese Ah Yo Ku Saya
• Shein Soe Myint (EC83, UCC) is the son of Saya U Hla Myint (former Head of Mathematics Department at the Institute )of Economics. He passed away while doing further studies in Singapore.

• Shwe (EP69) — Treasurer of 69er HCF and EE69er HCF

• Shwe Aung — Author

• Shwe Hlaing — Saya; Studied Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in the USA; Taught “Engineering Mechanics” in our 2nd BE Class; Taught Algol and “Algol Report” at Mandalay Hall (before UCC was established at Thamaing Campus); Taught programming to students at RIT (e.g. Class of 76)

• Shwe Mra, ICS — Economics Honors; Chief Secretary of the Burmese Government; Joined the United Nations; Sons: Tun Mra, Kyaw Mra, Soe Mra, Win Mra, Maung Maung Mra, Rai Mra, Aung Mra
• Shwe Oh
• Shwe Oo Daung
• Shwe Thein (SPHS) — Dawei
• Shwe Zan — Major; Doctor; Son : Tun Zan (RUBC Gold)
• Shwe Zan Aung (SPHS63, GBNF)
• Singh is used as a Middle name by Sikhs
• Balwant Singh — Pali major; Commissioner of Pegu Division; Joined UN; RUBC Gold
• Teja Singh — Entrepreneur; Six sons including D S Saluja
• Dave Singh Saluja (aka D S Saluja)– SPHS63; Left RIT before graduation to Bangkok; Co-founded Rama Enterprise with his elder brother (an MIT alumnus)
• Surinder Singh (EE69er) — Australia
• Meenu Singh, Dr. (ChE70)– USA.; Has a Ph.D; Professor in CS or IT
• Jagjit Singh (Jack Bopari, EC73) — USA; UIUC
• Uttam Singh , Dr. (Uttam S. Gill, M71) — High School Luyechun; USA; Has a Ph.D.; NASA
• A S Soni (SPHS 63)
• Soe Aung (M/Auto71) — Secretary of RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
• Soe Aung (M72)
• Soe Aung (M75)
• Soe Khaw (GBNF) — Saya; Served as Part-time Lecturer and Head of the Mining Department at BOC College; Worked on several UN assignments before relocating to the USA
• Soe Khine (M70) — Organizer for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
• Soe Lwin (EC66) — Casualty from Burma Railways for 8-8-88; .Interests: astrology and meditation
• Soe Lwin (M63) — Saya; Assisted Saya U Ba Than and also taught Strength of Materials

• Soe Maung — Proud parent scholar athletes: Tin Soe, Myint Soe, Nyunt Soe, Chit Soe, Sall., Mary …
• Soe Maung (M66)
• Soe Min — Saya; Mathematics & Astronomy
• Soe Min (GBNF) — EE saya; DCA
• Soe Mra — Pole Vault Gold in the 2nd and 3rd SEAP Games

• Soe Myint (M72, UCC, GBNF) — Retired as Pro-Rector of ICST/UCSY. He passed away unexpectedly one morning around 3 AM. He had no major medical problems.
  According to U Wynn Htain Oo (M72), there are several Soe Myint in the Class. They have to be differentiated by their nick names (e.g. Phone Gyi, Kyang Gyi).
• Soe Myint (GBNF) — Eldest son of U Thein Maung (Htin Lin); Worked at Working People’s Daily as Assistant Editor; Married Aida Than Saw (daughter of his boss); Became Chief Editor of Guardian Daily and Magazine; Per his request, I wrote several articles on Computers and Computer Applications
• Soe Myint (UCC, UN) — His saya Dr. Maung Thein (Geology) told him to study Computer Science.
  Known as KSM (Ko Soe Myint, to differentiate for Sunlun Soe Myint); Worked as Systems Programmer.
  Dr. Maung Thein requested KSM and me to give a short session at the Geology department at MASU. The sayas were not happy. “Why is Saya Thein asking two UCC guys to spoil our vacation?”
  Retired from UN; Lives in New York; President of MASTAA
• Soe Myint (Min83) — Secretary of the RIT Buddhist Association (during his student days); Patron of RIT Buddhist Association as a Saya; Joint Secretary of SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016
• Soe Myint — Played soccer for Rangoon University and/or Burma.
• Soe Myint — Manager; Rangoon University Printing Department
• Soe Myint Win, Dr. (GBNF) — Has a doctorate in Electronics; Taught in the Physics Department
• Soe Naung, Dr. — Medical doctor; Jamaica

• Soe Paing — Saya; RIT EE; Co-founder of UCC; Retired from UN

• Soe Paing — Musician
• Soe Pay — Movie director
• Soe Sa
• Soe San — Recording studio and distributor
• Soe Tha (EC67) — Retired Minister
• Soe Than, Dr. — Saya; UCC; DCS; ICST; VMI
• Soe Thein, Dr. (C75) — Saya; Organizer for the SPZPs held in Singapore
• Soe Thein — Student Leader;Ta Ka Tha;RIT Registrar; Director of DHE
• Soe Thein (Peter Myint Maung, EE69) — Had a medical operation
• Soe Wai — Rowed on the Defense Service team with Sein Kyaing, Hla Khin, Tin Soe and P.O. San Myint

• Soe Win, Dr. (SPHS58) — First in Burma in Matriculation, Retired Rector of YUFL
• Soe Win, Dr. (Dicky)
• Soe Win (EP69, GBNF) — Captain of RIT Basketball team
• Soe Win (TTC64, EC70) — UCC; PTC.
• Soe Win (M66) — Was close with Saya U Lin (M66) and U Soe Aung (M66) in their RIT days
• Steeve — See Post
• Su Phaya Latt — Queen
• Su Su Khin, Daw
• Su Su Kyi, Daw
• Su Su Lwin (UCC)
• Su Su Lwin : Spouse; H.E. U Htin Kyaw
• Sway Tin — Devoteeee of Mogok Sayadaw U Vimala; Recorded Sayadaw’s dhamma tape and translated some talks e.g. “Die with a smile”
• Swe Aye, Dr. (MEHS63, IM2) — Medical doctor; Poet; Co-founded the Aye-Thet Scholarship
• Swe Than — Bohmu
• Swe Swe Than, Daw (UCC) — US
• Swe Swe Win Aye, Dr. — medical doctor
• Swe Tin (EE77) — “Kyauk Pyar”; Father: U Kyauk Lone

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Update : 13th October 2026

• Pat
• Patricia
• Patrick
• Paul
• Pe — See Post
• Pe Maung Tin
• Pe Than
• Pe Than Maung
• Pe Than Tin
• Pe Thaw
• Pe Tin
• Penny
• Peter

• Pho Aung
• Pho Hto
• Pho Htoo
• Pho Maung
• Po
• Po Po
• Po Saw
• Po Tha
• Po Wet
• Po Yein
• Po Yin
• Po Zon
• Pu

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• Oak — tree; “Tie a yellow ribbon round an old oak tree” is from an Oldie song
• Oak Soe Kha, Dr. (MEHS70) — High School Luyechun; Water Polo; Father: Dr. Maung Maung Kha
• Oakland — City in the USA
• Thousand Oaks — City in USA
• Ohn, San Shay — Advisor to U Nu
• Ohn, MA Daw — Master of Arts
• Ohn, Bohmu — Deputy Minister
• Ohn Gyaw — Minister of Foreign Affairs of SLORC government
• Ohn Gyaw, Accordion) — Musician; Actor; Co-founded the “Stereo Kit” with Tekkatho Tun Naung
• Ohn Hlaing (Elmo, EC64, GBNF) — PTC Rangoon Division Engineer; Rowed for Faulty of Engineering
• Ohn Khin — Editor of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2007
• Ohn Khin — Chief Editor of “Bama Khit” and “Mogyoe” newspapers

• Ohn Khine (M70, St. Peter’s, HIC) — Moderator of Google Group for “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”; Organizer for SPZPs, SDYF and his Group; Member of HMEE project; Translated Section One & Summarized Section Two of the HMEE Book.; Compiled the supplement CD for the HMEE book.
• Ohn Kyaw — Minister, BSPP government
• Ohn Kyaw — Met and Hydro Department
• Ohn Kyaw Myint — PSO of Bogyoke Kyaw Htin; Convicted of treason in the BSPP era and was hanged.
• Ohn Lwin – artist, magazine illustrator, contemporary of Ko Lay, San Lwin, Myat Kyaw
• Ohn Maung (Mehm Aye Chan, M69) — Saya; After serving as Engineer at sea, he set up his company.
• Ohn Maung (Anthony Sein, SPHS62, ChE68) — Saya; RIT
• Ohn Maung, ICS (Arzani) — The Cabinet meeting ended a bit early, so Boygoke asked U Ohn Maung to discuss his report. Sons : Tin Maung Thein (EE62, Saya), Francis Ohn Maung, Dr. Min Min (IC, Saya)
• Ohn Maung, London Art — Pioneer in Burmese movies
• Ohn Maung, Lay Hee — Historical figure
• Ohn Maung. Kyar Zan — Actor
• Ohn Maung — Psychiatrist; Writer
• Ohn Myint, Dr. (C64) — Saya; World Bank
• Ohn Myint (BCom) — BADA; Classmates : Uzin U Chan Min, U Kun Pe, U Kyi Khin
• Ohn Myint, Ahtout-taw — Reporter; Journalist
• Ohn Pe (Tet Toe) — Author; Compiler of Tet-Toe English-Burmese Dictionary; Director of News Agency Burma (NAB); Spouse : Daw Yin Nu (Nu Yin)
• Ohn Shein — Burma selected in Volleyball
• Ohn Thee — Nickname
• Ohn Thwin (GBNF) — Attended UCC; Pearl and Fisheries; Attended Veda courses at BARB
• Ohn Thwin — Burma selected in swimming
• Ohn Thwin, Chaung sone — Writer
• Ohn Tin — Battery
• Ohn Tin — Burma Weightlifting Association
• Ohn Win (Raymond, M75) — Sisters: Joyce, Hilda

Oke

• Oke means “govern”, “manage”, “rule” or “cover”

Names with Oke in middle or end

• Ba Oke (EE69) — Owns and operates his business.
• La Min Oke
• Myo Oke — Official in charge of a town or a city
• Nay Min Oke — Medical student’s new name
• Nay Oke Tint — Nay Oke (St. Paul’s); Wrote film reviews; Successful Tuition saya; Parents: ICS U Ba Tint, Khin Saw Mu; Sister: Khin Saw Tint
• Say Yone Oke — Medical Superintendent
• Setkya Walla Oke
• Taing Oke, Dr. (ChE69) — Saya; Taught at RIT and Japan; National Literary Award; Sarpay Beikman Sar Mu Su (Manuscript Award); Playwright (Zat Saya).
• Thane Oke Kyaw Myint, Dr. (SPHS60) — See Posts
• Yone Oke — Office Superintendent
  

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Update : 13th October 2026

• Nay Aung
• Nay Chi
• Nay Myo
• Nay Myo Aung
• Nay Soe

• Nay Win (M69, GBNF) — Alumnus of PPBRS (Private Primary Boundary Road School), . MEHS (Methodist English High School), Intermediate College and RIT: Taught Marine Technology at a polytechnic in Singapore

• Nay Win, Collegian — Born in Hinthada; Joined Navy and later Rangoon University; RU and Burm Selected football player; Nickname: “Pa Pu”. Saya Nyein recommended him to the producers of “Kaw Leik Gin”. He told his family to have “Say Leik Toh” (Tin Moe’s poem) as his epitaph
• Nay Win, Tekkatho (Bo Tun Hla) — PSO (Personal Staff Officer) of Bogyoke Aung San; Later became an actor, lecturer and writer
• Nay Win, Dr. (Hardy) — Medical Superintendent of the Psychiatric Hospital; Spouse; Dr. Khin Si
• Nay Win (British Burma) — Studied cinematography in the USA; Spouse: Ni Ni (Kathleen)
• Nay Win (M77) — Nickname: Mee Point (Traffic light)
• Ne Win — Born as Shu Maung

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Myo Min, Prof.

• He was an early Professor of English at Rangoon University.
• He later taught at the Institute of Education.
• He is a bilingual author. His pen name is “Nwe Soe”.
• Some mentioned him as a co-founder of the “Khit San Sar Pay” along with Theikpan Maung Wa (ICS U Sein Tin), Zawgyi (Saya U Thein Han) and Minthuwun (Saya U Wun).
• He has four children.
• The eldest Dr. Patricia was a Top Ten student in the Matriculation exam of 1960.
• The second daughter Pamela (Min Thet Mon, A70) served as Professor of Architecture.
• The son Kyaw Myo (EC72) was named UNO because he was born on the day celebrating the founding of the United Nations Organization. He is a former Deputy Minister.
• The youngest is Dr. Beauty.

Myo Min (UCC)

• He matriculated from St. Paul’s High School in 1958.
• He won medals for standing first in I. Com in 1960 and B. Com (Accounting) in 1962.
• He became CA (Chartered Accountant) in the United Kingdom and worked as Systems Analyst for IBM UK.
• Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF) requested his mother to find out if he would be interested to help with the UCC Project.
• His father passed away while he was working in the UK, so he decided to come back to be with his mother and also to help with his computer and business skills.
• He co-founded UCC with Sayas Dr. Chit Swe, U Soe Paing and U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
• He joined UCC as Applications Manager. He later led the Business Applications Division. He taught at UCC, Institute of Economics and at Government Departments that have Computer Applications.
• He received Masters in System Engineering from Lancaster University.
• He taught at Nangyang Technical Institute in Singapore.
• He was a Principal for Seagate Technologies and Connors in California, USA.
• He passed the Thingyo exam.
• He is well versed not only in Business Applications, but monitors leading edge technologies.
• His spouse Daw Khin Khin Chit Maung taught English at RIT before joining UNICEF. She is the younger sister of Saya U Tin Htut (M60).

Myo Min (ChE69)

• He donated to the YTU Library Modernization Project.
• He co-sponsored some breakfast gatherings.

Myo Min, Dr.

• aka Arthur Lwin
• Rowed for Faculty of Medicine
• Surgeon at EENT Hospital
• Spouse : Dr. Khin Myo Han (who wrote a book about her beloved father Zawgyi)

Myo Min, Dr.

• Pediatrician

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Updated : 12th October 2026

• La La
• La Min
• Laura
• Lay Aung

• Lay Maung
• Lay May Yin
• Lei Lei
• Lei Lei Myaing

• Lei Lei Win
• Lin
• Lin Htin
• Lin Lin
• Lin Lin Aung
• Lin Thein Maung
• Lionel
• Loney
• Looney
• Lopez
• Lun Maung
• Lun Tin
• Lwin — See Post
• Lwin Aung

• Lwin Lwin Oo
• Lwin Mar Oo
• Lwin Oo
• Lwin Swe

• Lynn
• Lynn Aung
• Lynn Aung Thet
• Lynn Maung
• Lynn Maung Thet
• Lynston

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• Lwin
• Lwin Aung
• Lwin Lwin Oo
• Lwin Maung
• Lwin Oo
• Lwin Swe

Names with Lwin in middle or end

• Arthur Lwin
• Aung Lwin (San Shwe Maung) — Academy award winner; Director, script writer and actor
• Aung Lwin (Jasper Wu, C70) — Albertian; RIT Rowing; Moved to Canada
• Aye Lwin (M69, GBNF) — Secretary of RIT Mechanical Engineering Association; Secretary of the Committee for the inaugural RIT Annual Magazine.

• Aye Lwin (Maths, GBNF) — Rowed for Marine Youth & RASU; SLR; UCC computer courses
• Ba Lwin, Dr. (EE59) — He and U Myo Kyi are the senior sayas at the EE Department
• Ba Lwin, Myoma — Principal; Ambassador
• Htay Lwin
• Kyaw Lwin (George, EC65) — Saya; Rowed for Engineering
• Kyaw Lwin Hla — Saya, RIT English Department; Later worked for UNDP
• Maung Maung Lwin — Weightlifting; Sailing
• Min Lwin, Dr. (SPHS60)– Orthopedic Surgeon
• Min Lwin, Dr. (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS64) — Fifth in Burma in the Matriculation; Cousin of U “Lake” Win Maung (George Tun) and Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie Tun, ChE70)
• Min Lwin Oo
• Myint Lwin (Charles Cheah, UCC) — Burma Judo Champion; Diploma in German from IFL
• Myint Lwin (Veda, GBNF) — Saya at BARB; Founding member and Past Vice President of MARB
• Myint Lwin — Henry Chee (C63)
• Myint Lwin Thein, Dr. –Saya; DAG (Diploma in Applied Geology)
• Myint Thein Lwin, U (M62) — HIC; Submitted photos to RIT Updates; Younger brother of U Kyaw Thein (DCA, Past Captain and Gold of RUBC)
• Nyunt Lwin
• San Lwin, Dr. (Ronald, GBNF) — Cardiologist; Spouse; Dr. Daw Po Po
• San Lwin Htun
• San Lwin — Movie Director
• Sein Lwin (GBNF) — Professor of Zoology; Spouse; Sayama Vera
• Sein Lwin (Raymond Ba Hpyu, GBNF) — Vocalist; He perished in an air plane crash
• Sein Lwin Lay — Author ; Beik Thate Saya
• Soe Lwin
• Than Lwin (Eric, GBNF) — Alumnus of LSE (London School of Economics); Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Science; Librarian of the Social Science Library; Guest Lecturer at BIT
• Than Lwin — Burma Tennis Champion for Singles and Doubles
• Than Lwin (EC69) — Saya, RIT Electrical Engineering Department
• Than Lwin — Japanese Diploma fom IFL; Volunteered as Interpreter for Japanese Veterans from the Ah Yoe Kauk Ah Phwe; Veterans sponsored his son and daughter to study in Japan
• Thaung Lwin
• Thein Lwin
• Toe Lwin
• Tun Lwin
• Wai Lwin — Hosted gatherings for Dr Aung Gyi and Daw Emma
• Wai Wai Lwin
• Win Lwin (M69) — Secretary, RIT Hiking and Mountaineering; He and U Cho Aye (M70, GBNF) represented RIT in the All Universities and Institutes’ Expedition to climb Saramati (Mount Victoria)
• Zaw Lwin