• Sayagyi U Maung Maung Than is a former Rector of RIT and former Professor and Head of Textile Engineering Department.
• Passed away at Bahosi Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar in November 2012.
• Along with Dr. Aung Gyi and U Min Win, he was one of the earliest beneficiaries of the “Twinning Program” proposed by Sayagyi U Ba Hli.
• Chaired the RIT Sports Council
• Loves playing Chinlon and music.

Ko Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) added :

I vividly remember the days where I used to hang out with Saya U Maung Maung Than at Ko Maung Maung’s office အားကစားမွူး near Textile Dept. Saya U Hla Shwe (Textile, GBNF) and Saya U Win Maung (Civil) were among frequent visitors, we played darts there, had some good times there.

One time he lamented that he had to refrain from drinking in the evening due to an alert from the authorities on possible student unrest.

Only much later, I found out that he was a very good close friend of my cousin during their college days.

May his soul rest in peace.