Tin Maung Nyunt

by Hla Min

Updated : July 2025

Highlights

• Born in Mogok
• Attended I.Sc at Mandalay University

• Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1960
• Worked for Joint Venture Corporation (JVC) formed by relatives
• Found an advertisement in a newspaper to apply for a Government Scholarship.
• Selected to study Agricultural Engineering in USA
• Received Masters from Virginia Tech
• Came back to Burma on an Ocean Liner with Saya Allen Htay (GBNF), Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF) & 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 for duty, he visited RIT.
• Sayagyi U Ba Than asked if he would like to join Agri Sub-Department of Mechanical Engineering. Sayagyi said that some students were not at ease following lectures given by visiting Soviet lecturers via interpreters.
• President, RIT Thaing
• Played Defender on RIT Saya Soccer team

Life after RIT

• Worked in Thailand & USA

USA

• Attended RIT Alumni Gatherings

• Donated $500 for the Training Component of YTU Library Modernization project.

• He is a day older than Saya Allen. Their birthdays are December 30 & 31.
• Monthly Breakfast Gathering with Saya Allen, U Ko Ko Aye, Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me. Saya Allen & U Ko Ko Aye are now GBNF.

• Saya U Soe Paing visited him in Milpitas, California. We had a lunch gathering at a restaurant.

• He enjoyed Hiking & Tennis, but had to suspend due to Jara and Byadi
• Volunteer for establishing Taungpulu Kaba Aye Monastery in Northern California.

Updates

• He had operations (one quite early and another a few years back).
• He listens to selected Dhamma talks.

Posts

• Books
• Dhamma
• Gatherings
• Mechanical Engineering