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by Hla Min

Update : 13th October 2026

Steve Wozniak

• was a technical genius
• was the designer of Apple
• wanted to share his invention with others (notably, members of the Computer Home Brew Club)
• gave away some of his stocks
• went back to college and graduated (under an assumed name)
• was known as the “Wizard of Oz”
• bowed out of “Dancing with the Stars”

Steve Jobs

• was a Visionary and a Marketing Guru
• coaxed his friend Steve Wozniak to found Apple Computers
• had two stints at Apple
• was forced out of Apple by the Board of Directors
• rejoined Apple, when his company Next was bought by Apple
• regained name with top selling consumer-oriented products such as iPod, iPad and iPhone.
• quit College, but the Calligraphy class had a lasting impact
• was harsh on “non-achievers”
• gave a passionate Commencement speech at Stanford University

Steeve Kay

• Thaung Sein (EC70)
• MS in EE from Stanford University
• MBA from Pepperdine University
• Entrepreneur
• Philanthropist
• Kay Family Foundation

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• Sein Hla — Alumnus of MIT, USA; Registrar of Burma Institute of Technology (BIT); Elder Son of Justice U Bo Gyi

• Sein Hla — Electrical Engineer, Bilingual writer and Poet; Recipient of several Literary Awards

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• Sein (Saya) — SPHS, Son: Dr. Soe Win (SPHS58, First in Burma)
• Sein (Bandoola) — Entrepreneur
• Sein (Maung) — Cartoonist
• Sein (Maung) — Ah Yo Ku
• Sein Aung — B.Com
• Sein Aung Lynn, Dr. — Lynn Dental
• Sein Aung Min— Mintha
• Sein Ban — Minister
• Sein Hla — see Post
• Sein Hlaing — see Post
• Sein Htoon (M63) — Past Captain and Gold of RUBC, 1960 ARAE Champion, Past President of Myanmar Rowing and Yachting Federation

• Sein Khin, Daw — Actor
• Sein Kyaing — Rowing, Defense and Burma
• Sein Lwin (Raymond Ba Hpyu) — Vocalist
• Sein Lwin — Professor, Zoology
• Sein Lwin, Bogyoke –President (BSPP era)
• Sein Lwin Lay — Author
• Sein Maung — Master Mariner
• Sein Min — Professor, Mathematics
• Sein Mya, Col.
• Sein Mya Aung
• Sein Myint — Actor
• Sein Myint — SLR
• Sein Myint, Dr. L (M73)
• Sein Myint (EP69) — Rowing, Swimming, Water Polo
• Sein Myint (EC76) — UCC, UN
• Sein Myint, Dr., – Saya; RIT, MES
• Sein Myint Maung (UCC)
• Sein Sein. Daw — Registrar of RU, Director of DHE
• Sein Sein Aye. Dr. Daw — MD
• Sein Sein Yi, Daw
• Sein Shan — Saya; Mathematics
• Sein Shwe (SPHS61, M67) — Luyechun, EPC
• Sein Than (PBRS)
• Sein Thaung (ChE)
• Sein Thaung — Sandaya
• Sein Thit (EE)
• Sein Tin, ICS, Theikpan Maung Wa — Co-founded Khit San Sar Pay; Succumbed to a robbery turned murder; We had to study his “Wut Htu Saung Par” (with Maung Lu Aye as the main character).
  
  Dr. Daw Khin Kyi (OG) posted an account of ICS U Sein Tin’s demise.

• Sein Tin, Tekkatho — Writer
• Sein Tin (M69) — Owns a shop specializing in Omega watches
• Sein Tin (Johnny, SPHS68, EC74) — Before migrating to Australia, he volunteered at UCC. His mother was happy to see her son studying Computers. She provided lots of food for her son and UCC buddies
• Sein Tin (SPHS67, Kenneth Koe) — Tennis coach
• Sein Tin — He and his brothers helped run the family business (Amyotha Yoke Shin, Carlton cinema, Khit Ah Kyaik Nylon, U Chit Maung & sons); Sons; Kyaw Thu, Aung Min
• Sein Tu, Dr.
• Sein Tun, Dr., (SPHS58, GBNF) — Saya; Physics
• Sein Tun (M69)
• Sein Tun (Lucas Lee, SPHS66) — BASES, Los Angeles
• Sein Tun — BADA
• Sein Win, Dr. — Saya; Mathematics; Father : Arzani U Ba Win
• Sein Win — Guardia
• Sein Win — Professor, RIT EP Department, MS from University of Michigan; Managed the RIT Rowing, Swimming & Water Polo teams; UCC Advisor; After retirement, worked as Consultant in the industry
• Sein Win — Saya; Mathematics, Astronomy
• Sein Win (Win Aung Kyaw, C69, GBNF) — Amateur but proficient palmist; Spouse: palmist
• Sein Win (Nar Yee, T69, GBNF) — Organizer
• Sein Win (M/Ag69) — Owns a “resort” near Kyaik Hti Yo; Brother: Aung Htay (Tennis))
• Sein Win (M69, GBNF)
• Sein Win (C80) — President of MEAA in Australia; EC of RIT Buddhist Association; Pho So Chin
• Sein Yaung (Alfred, M67)
• Sein Yee, Dr. Daw
• Sein Yi, Bohmu Dr. Daw
• Sein Yi, Daw — Spouse: Dr. Nyi Nyi
• Sein Yin, Daw

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Sein Hlaing

• Matriculated in 1946
• Graduated with Electrical Engineering in 1952
• Joined the EE Department as Assistant Lecturer
• Received a States Scholarship to study MS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
• Upon his return to Burma, he was promoted to Lecturer.
• One of three Professors (out of the eight Departments) when we joined 2nd BE RIT in 1964.
• Passed away a couple of years after retirement.

Sein Hlaing

• Coach of the Burma Football team.

Sein Hlaing (Bago)

• Organizer for San Francisco Bay Area Entertainment events

Sein Hlaing

• BAF
• Father : U Chit Hlaing

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Sai Kham Pan (EP69)

• Burma Selected for Badminton; Was No. (2) in Singles, and No. (1) in Doubles; Brought back “still good” shuttle cocks from the Training Camp for use by his hostel mates.
• Helped RIT win the Inter-Institute Badminton tournament. Saya U Thein Lwin (EE, GBNF) was President of RIT Badminton Association.
  Ko Myint Sein (M69, GBNF) and Bishnu Shahi (EE69er, GBNF) also played for RIT.
• He worked for the government before running his own business in Taunggyi.

Sai Kyaw Myint (69er)

• Transferred from EE to Mining

Sai Kyaw Aye (69er)

• Left RIT before graduation.
• Worked for the Shan Language broadcasting at BBS.
  Helped run a Shan Language course at RIT.

Sai Aik Yee (EE69er, GBNF)

• Majored in Electrical Communications.
• Had hi-fi equipment (that was shared by his hostel mates)
• Has a medical problem.

Sai Thein Maung (64 Intake)

• Goalkeeper for the RIT Soccer team for all six years
• Won Gold medals for Track and Field at RIT and Inter-Institute tournaments
• Volunteer for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

Sai Yee Laik (A68, GBNF)

• Saya U Myo Myint Sein mentioned him as unique : First and Last in the Class of A68.
• Joined the Faculty after graduation.
• Moved to Singapore.
• U Tin Htoon (A60) was architect for Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) in Singapore.
  BBT was built by the company where Sai Yee Laik worked.

Sai Aung Thu Yein (EC74, UCC, GBNF)

• His father U Tun Myint was a signer of the Pinlon Agreement.
• Studied MS in Computer Science at UCC.
• Worked in Singapore before moving to Australia.

Notes

• Sai is a prefix for the name of selected Shan males.
• Sao is used by the family members of Sawbwa. Saya Sao Kan Gyi (Tony Mangrai) is a member of the Keng Tung Sawbwa’s family.

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Thant Zin (M82, GBNF)

• He volunteered for SPZP (Saya Pu Zaw Pwe), SDYF (Swel Daw Yeik Foundation), HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) and All Mechanical Gathering
• Son of Saya U Sein Shan (RIT Maths, GBNF).

Thant Zin

• Father of Norman Thant Zin (A70)

Thant Zin

• Father of Thura Thant Zin (M76)

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• Sa
• Sai — See Post
• Sein — See Post
• Sein Hla — See Post
• Sein Hlaing — See Post
• Sein Mya
• Sein Myint
• Shein, Kayabala — Body Builder
• Shein — SLR (Surveyor Land Records); Attended DAC; Active in Hiking and Mountaineering
• Maung Shein, Dr. — Saya; Economics Department; Joined the World Bank after working as Deputy Minister of Finance in Burma.
• Maung Shein — Chinese Ah Yo Ku Saya
• Shein Soe Myint (EC83, UCC) is the son of Saya U Hla Myint (former Head of Mathematics Department at the Institute )of Economics. He passed away while doing further studies in Singapore.

• Shwe (EP69) — Treasurer of 69er HCF and EE69er HCF

• Shwe Aung — Author

• Shwe Hlaing — Saya; Studied Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in the USA; Taught “Engineering Mechanics” in our 2nd BE Class; Taught Algol and “Algol Report” at Mandalay Hall (before UCC was established at Thamaing Campus); Taught programming to students at RIT (e.g. Class of 76)

• Shwe Mra, ICS — Economics Honors; Chief Secretary of the Burmese Government; Joined the United Nations; Sons: Tun Mra, Kyaw Mra, Soe Mra, Win Mra, Maung Maung Mra, Rai Mra, Aung Mra
• Shwe Oh
• Shwe Oo Daung
• Shwe Thein (SPHS) — Dawei
• Shwe Zan — Major; Doctor; Son : Tun Zan (RUBC Gold)
• Shwe Zan Aung (SPHS63, GBNF)
• Singh is used as a Middle name by Sikhs
• Balwant Singh — Pali major; Commissioner of Pegu Division; Joined UN; RUBC Gold
• Teja Singh — Entrepreneur; Six sons including D S Saluja
• Dave Singh Saluja (aka D S Saluja)– SPHS63; Left RIT before graduation to Bangkok; Co-founded Rama Enterprise with his elder brother (an MIT alumnus)
• Surinder Singh (EE69er) — Australia
• Meenu Singh, Dr. (ChE70)– USA.; Has a Ph.D; Professor in CS or IT
• Jagjit Singh (Jack Bopari, EC73) — USA; UIUC
• Uttam Singh , Dr. (Uttam S. Gill, M71) — High School Luyechun; USA; Has a Ph.D.; NASA
• A S Soni (SPHS 63)
• Soe Aung (M/Auto71) — Secretary of RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
• Soe Aung (M72)
• Soe Aung (M75)
• Soe Khaw (GBNF) — Saya; Served as Part-time Lecturer and Head of the Mining Department at BOC College; Worked on several UN assignments before relocating to the USA
• Soe Khine (M70) — Organizer for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
• Soe Lwin (EC66) — Casualty from Burma Railways for 8-8-88; .Interests: astrology and meditation
• Soe Lwin (M63) — Saya; Assisted Saya U Ba Than and also taught Strength of Materials

• Soe Maung — Proud parent scholar athletes: Tin Soe, Myint Soe, Nyunt Soe, Chit Soe, Sall., Mary …
• Soe Maung (M66)
• Soe Min — Saya; Mathematics & Astronomy
• Soe Min (GBNF) — EE saya; DCA
• Soe Mra — Pole Vault Gold in the 2nd and 3rd SEAP Games

• Soe Myint (M72, UCC, GBNF) — Retired as Pro-Rector of ICST/UCSY. He passed away unexpectedly one morning around 3 AM. He had no major medical problems.
  According to U Wynn Htain Oo (M72), there are several Soe Myint in the Class. They have to be differentiated by their nick names (e.g. Phone Gyi, Kyang Gyi).
• Soe Myint (GBNF) — Eldest son of U Thein Maung (Htin Lin); Worked at Working People’s Daily as Assistant Editor; Married Aida Than Saw (daughter of his boss); Became Chief Editor of Guardian Daily and Magazine; Per his request, I wrote several articles on Computers and Computer Applications
• Soe Myint (UCC, UN) — His saya Dr. Maung Thein (Geology) told him to study Computer Science.
  Known as KSM (Ko Soe Myint, to differentiate for Sunlun Soe Myint); Worked as Systems Programmer.
  Dr. Maung Thein requested KSM and me to give a short session at the Geology department at MASU. The sayas were not happy. “Why is Saya Thein asking two UCC guys to spoil our vacation?”
  Retired from UN; Lives in New York; President of MASTAA
• Soe Myint (Min83) — Secretary of the RIT Buddhist Association (during his student days); Patron of RIT Buddhist Association as a Saya; Joint Secretary of SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016
• Soe Myint — Played soccer for Rangoon University and/or Burma.
• Soe Myint — Manager; Rangoon University Printing Department
• Soe Myint Win, Dr. (GBNF) — Has a doctorate in Electronics; Taught in the Physics Department
• Soe Naung, Dr. — Medical doctor; Jamaica

• Soe Paing — Saya; RIT EE; Co-founder of UCC; Retired from UN

• Soe Paing — Musician
• Soe Pay — Movie director
• Soe Sa
• Soe San — Recording studio and distributor
• Soe Tha (EC67) — Retired Minister
• Soe Than, Dr. — Saya; UCC; DCS; ICST; VMI
• Soe Thein, Dr. (C75) — Saya; Organizer for the SPZPs held in Singapore
• Soe Thein — Student Leader;Ta Ka Tha;RIT Registrar; Director of DHE
• Soe Thein (Peter Myint Maung, EE69) — Had a medical operation
• Soe Wai — Rowed on the Defense Service team with Sein Kyaing, Hla Khin, Tin Soe and P.O. San Myint

• Soe Win, Dr. (SPHS58) — First in Burma in Matriculation, Retired Rector of YUFL
• Soe Win, Dr. (Dicky)
• Soe Win (EP69, GBNF) — Captain of RIT Basketball team
• Soe Win (TTC64, EC70) — UCC; PTC.
• Soe Win (M66) — Was close with Saya U Lin (M66) and U Soe Aung (M66) in their RIT days
• Steeve — See Post
• Su Phaya Latt — Queen
• Su Su Khin, Daw
• Su Su Kyi, Daw
• Su Su Lwin (UCC)
• Su Su Lwin : Spouse; H.E. U Htin Kyaw
• Sway Tin — Devoteeee of Mogok Sayadaw U Vimala; Recorded Sayadaw’s dhamma tape and translated some talks e.g. “Die with a smile”
• Swe Aye, Dr. (MEHS63, IM2) — Medical doctor; Poet; Co-founded the Aye-Thet Scholarship
• Swe Than — Bohmu
• Swe Swe Than, Daw (UCC) — US
• Swe Swe Win Aye, Dr. — medical doctor
• Swe Tin (EE77) — “Kyauk Pyar”; Father: U Kyauk Lone

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• Pat
• Patricia
• Patrick
• Paul
• Pe — See Post
• Pe Maung Tin
• Pe Than
• Pe Than Maung
• Pe Than Tin
• Pe Thaw
• Pe Tin
• Penny
• Peter

• Pho Aung
• Pho Hto
• Pho Htoo
• Pho Maung
• Po
• Po Po
• Po Saw
• Po Tha
• Po Wet
• Po Yein
• Po Yin
• Po Zon
• Pu

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• Oak — tree; “Tie a yellow ribbon round an old oak tree” is from an Oldie song
• Oak Soe Kha, Dr. (MEHS70) — High School Luyechun; Water Polo; Father: Dr. Maung Maung Kha
• Oakland — City in the USA
• Thousand Oaks — City in USA
• Ohn, San Shay — Advisor to U Nu
• Ohn, MA Daw — Master of Arts
• Ohn, Bohmu — Deputy Minister
• Ohn Gyaw — Minister of Foreign Affairs of SLORC government
• Ohn Gyaw, Accordion) — Musician; Actor; Co-founded the “Stereo Kit” with Tekkatho Tun Naung
• Ohn Hlaing (Elmo, EC64, GBNF) — PTC Rangoon Division Engineer; Rowed for Faulty of Engineering
• Ohn Khin — Editor of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2007
• Ohn Khin — Chief Editor of “Bama Khit” and “Mogyoe” newspapers

• Ohn Khine (M70, St. Peter’s, HIC) — Moderator of Google Group for “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”; Organizer for SPZPs, SDYF and his Group; Member of HMEE project; Translated Section One & Summarized Section Two of the HMEE Book.; Compiled the supplement CD for the HMEE book.
• Ohn Kyaw — Minister, BSPP government
• Ohn Kyaw — Met and Hydro Department
• Ohn Kyaw Myint — PSO of Bogyoke Kyaw Htin; Convicted of treason in the BSPP era and was hanged.
• Ohn Lwin – artist, magazine illustrator, contemporary of Ko Lay, San Lwin, Myat Kyaw
• Ohn Maung (Mehm Aye Chan, M69) — Saya; After serving as Engineer at sea, he set up his company.
• Ohn Maung (Anthony Sein, SPHS62, ChE68) — Saya; RIT
• Ohn Maung, ICS (Arzani) — The Cabinet meeting ended a bit early, so Boygoke asked U Ohn Maung to discuss his report. Sons : Tin Maung Thein (EE62, Saya), Francis Ohn Maung, Dr. Min Min (IC, Saya)
• Ohn Maung, London Art — Pioneer in Burmese movies
• Ohn Maung, Lay Hee — Historical figure
• Ohn Maung. Kyar Zan — Actor
• Ohn Maung — Psychiatrist; Writer
• Ohn Myint, Dr. (C64) — Saya; World Bank
• Ohn Myint (BCom) — BADA; Classmates : Uzin U Chan Min, U Kun Pe, U Kyi Khin
• Ohn Myint, Ahtout-taw — Reporter; Journalist
• Ohn Pe (Tet Toe) — Author; Compiler of Tet-Toe English-Burmese Dictionary; Director of News Agency Burma (NAB); Spouse : Daw Yin Nu (Nu Yin)
• Ohn Shein — Burma selected in Volleyball
• Ohn Thee — Nickname
• Ohn Thwin (GBNF) — Attended UCC; Pearl and Fisheries; Attended Veda courses at BARB
• Ohn Thwin — Burma selected in swimming
• Ohn Thwin, Chaung sone — Writer
• Ohn Tin — Battery
• Ohn Tin — Burma Weightlifting Association
• Ohn Win (Raymond, M75) — Sisters: Joyce, Hilda

Oke

• Oke means “govern”, “manage”, “rule” or “cover”

Names with Oke in middle or end

• Ba Oke (EE69) — Owns and operates his business.
• La Min Oke
• Myo Oke — Official in charge of a town or a city
• Nay Min Oke — Medical student’s new name
• Nay Oke Tint — Nay Oke (St. Paul’s); Wrote film reviews; Successful Tuition saya; Parents: ICS U Ba Tint, Khin Saw Mu; Sister: Khin Saw Tint
• Say Yone Oke — Medical Superintendent
• Setkya Walla Oke
• Taing Oke, Dr. (ChE69) — Saya; Taught at RIT and Japan; National Literary Award; Sarpay Beikman Sar Mu Su (Manuscript Award); Playwright (Zat Saya).
• Thane Oke Kyaw Myint, Dr. (SPHS60) — See Posts
• Yone Oke — Office Superintendent