S (Names)

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

• Sai — See Post
• Sein — See Post
• Sein Hla — See Post
• Sein Hlaing — See Post
• 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) — Treasuer 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