Tin Maung Nyunt

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

1960s

• Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1960
• Worked for JVC (Joint Venture Corporation) formed by some relatives
• Found an ad in a newspaper & applied for State Scholarship to study Agricultural Engineering in the USA
• Came back to Burma on the same Ocean Liner with Saya Allen Htay, Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Ko Ko Lay and U Than Pe. They became close friends on the two-month long journey.

M/Agri Saya at RIT

• Upon his return, he was assigned to Agricultural Institute in Yezin. Before reporting, he visited RIT.
• Sayagyi U Ba Than asked him if he would like to join the Agri Sub-Department of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Sayagyi said that some students were not at ease at following the lectures given by the visiting Soviet lecturers via interpreters.

Life after RIT

• Worked in Thailand & USA.
• Attended RIT Alumni Gatherings

• Donated $500 for the training component of the YTU library project.

• He is a day older than Saya Allen Htay. Their birthdays are December 30 & 31.

• Saya U Soe Paing visited him in Milpitas, California.

Memories

• President of RIT Thaing
• Played on RIT Saya Soccer team
• Enjoyed Hiking & Tennis, but had to suspend due to Jara (Aging) and Byadi (Declining Health).
• Volunteer for establishing Taungpulu Kaba Aye Monastery in Northern California
• Member, Kappiya Karaka
• Used to meet over Breakfast monthly with Saya Allen (GBNF), U Ko Aye (GBNF), Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me.

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