Dr. Freddie Ba Hli

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Highlights

• Only son of Sayagyi U Ba Hli, first native Dean of Engineering & Proponent of Twinning Program between Faculty of Engineering and prestigious US universities.

• Sc. D (Doctorate of Science) from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
• Helped Dr. Aung Gyi & U Min Wun, who were doing undergraduate studies at MIT under “Twinning Program”.

• Spouse : Daw Myint Thwe (sister of U Tin U & U Ba Than)
• Children : Tin Tin Hlaing (ex-UCC, Tha Hlaing (EC 83) & Min Thet Tun (GBNF)

• Per request from Saya U Aung Khin, he wrote an article about his beloved father in the RIT Alumni Newsletter for SPZP-02000,

Service in Burma

Messages of Condolence

From Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi

Ko Hla Min,

I am very sad to know that Dr F. Ba Hli has passed away recently.

As I have mentioned before in my contributing article to the History of Engineering Education in Myanmar, Dr Ba Hli was one of the nicest persons that I had the privilege of knowing in my life. He was helpful in every way to me and U Min Wun so that we were able to adapt successfully to our studies at MIT.

I send my heartfelt condolences to his family.

From Saya U Soe Paing

Please convey our condolences to Daw Myint Thwe, Htay Aung, Tin Tin Hlaing and the family of Saya Freddie Ba Hli.

Dr. Ba Hli was an active member of the UCC Board of Management

From Association of Myanmar Engineers in Australia

Funeral program details of Dr. F Ba Hli are as follow:

• 6 July 2015 Monday
• 3:00 pm
• Castlebrook Memorial Park Cemetery, Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill NSW 2155, (02) 9629 1477

As per family’s request: it would be greatly appreciated if you wish to contribute donations toward ‘Heart Foundation’ instead of memorial/sympathy flowers.

Memories

• Engg Dean U Ba Hli

• Yahan Khan, Shin Pyu

• Family Gathering

• UCC Gathering

• Daw Myint Thwe

Posts

• Deans & Rectors
• RIT Alumni Newsletter (2000)
• Sydney Gatherings (2006)
• Three Generation of Engineers
• UCC