by Hla Min
Updated : June 2025
Brief Bio
- Alumnus of SPHS, RU Faculty of Engineering, Birmingham University & German University
- Joined Mechanical Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer after graduating in 1960
- His parents needed help to run their business. He complied. Three family members — his father U Chit Maung, his eldest brother U Sein Tin and saya — were taken into custody for several months.
- After completing his Waso at Insein, he rejoined Mechanical Engineering Department as Assistant Lecturer. New Sayas had to join as Instructors.
- Taught Industrial Management. Earlier, the subject was taught by Visiting Lecturers from Faculty of Social Science & Institute of Economics.
Rowing
- Past Captain & Gold of RUBC
- Won Senior Novices twice : as Rower and as Cox of the All Paulian Crew with Tun Shein (Willie), Than Nyun (George), M Hla Min (Moosajee) & Sao Hso Holm (Sawbwa Lay)
- Served as Administrator of YUBC for several years
USA
- Joined Northrop and also helped several alumni to join the company
- Took Sabbatical to work for UN
- Founded BASES with U Tin Htway (M59) and U Tun Tin (David, GBNF). He is a Past President.
- Financial Controller for 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
- Helped with SPZP-2000 held in San Francisco.
- Came to SF Bay Area to attend RIT gatherings and to have family reunion with his sisters.
- Hosted me at his new house. Took me to BASES Dinner and La Puente Monastery the following day (where there was a Soon Kwyay followed by Literary Talks).
Donations
- K100 lakhs to YTU Library Modernization Project
- K10 lakhs to SDYF (Swel Daw Yeik Foundation)
- Donated to All Mechanical Gathering
Memories
- SPZP-2000

- 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles


- Donations



- Singapore



- New Zealand

- SF Bay Area

- RUBC Golds

Posts
- BASES
- RIT Sayas
- RUBC
- SPZP
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