1946 Matriculates

U Tin U

• Entered Rangoon University in 1946 along with Dr Pe Nyun and Dr. Pe Thein
• Represented RUBC at the Independence Day Regatta in Kandawgyi and became RUBC Gold
• Past Captain of RUBC
• Most senior among the Past RUBC Captains who are alive
• Celebrated 91st birthday on August 3, 2020
• Lost spouse (Dr. Daw Khin Kyi Nyunt), elder son (Dr. “Peter” Khin Tun in UK) and son-in-law (U Tin Tun) within a span of several months (starting late 2019 to May 2020)
• Studied BSCE at Oregon State University and MSCE at Yale University.

Dr. Pe Nyun

• Entered Rangoon University in 1946 along with U Tin U and Dr. Pe Thein
• Represented RUBC at the Independence Day Regatta in Kandawgyi and became RUBC Gold
• Past Captain of RUBC (after serving as Secretary)
• Chief Pediatric Surgeon at the Rangoon Children Hospital
• He and Dr. Harry Saing (Htut Saing, RUBC Captain and Gold) performed the first surgery on conjoined twins (Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San) in Burma.
• Passed away in Canada
• Sports and academic co-existed in the early days.

Dr. Pe Thein

• Entered Rangoon University in 1946 along with U Tin U and Dr. Pe Nyun
• Represented RUBC at the Independence Day Regatta in Kandawgyi and became RUBC Gold
• Professor
• Minister of Health and Education
• GBNF

U Sein Hlaing

• Entered Rangoon University in 1946
• Top graduate in Electrical Engineering in 1952
• Completed MSEE from MIT
• Retired as Professor of Electrical Engineering
• GBNF