GBNF — Tommy Shwe

by Hla Min

Update : 18th October 2026

Alumnus of RIT

• Matriculated from St. Albert’s High School, Maymyo in 1964. His classmates include Zaw Min and Maung Maung Htwe.
• Admitted as Roll No 2 (in order of merit) to 1st BE at Rangoon Institute of Technology. Zaw Min was Roll No 1.
• Represented RIT in Badminton
• Left RIT before graduation

Taiwan & USA

• Completed three Masters
• Entrepreneur
• Supporter of Education

Untimely Demise

• Victimized by a handyman that he had helped
• Reported in Los Angeles Times in January 2017
• We found out about the sad news a few years later