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  • Kyaw Nyunt (Names)

    Kyaw Nyunt (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Update : June 2025

    Kyaw Nyunt (M69)

    RIT Tennis
    • Represented RIT in Tennis
    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1969
    M69ers in 2009
    • Chair / Patron of Hse Myaung Retirees
    • Attended 69er Gatherings
    • Visited his son in East Coast, USA several times
    USA Visit
    • Passed away in 2019. Yet Lei Soon Kyway was held on April 26, 2019.

    Kyaw Nyunt

    • Chair, Union of Burma Bank
    • Ambassador to Canada
    • Children : Reggie (T71), Dr. Jasmine

    Kyaw Nyunt, Dr.

    • Numerical Methods
    • External examiner, UCC

    Kyaw Nyunt, Dr.

    • SPHS65
    • IM (1) 1972
    • Moved to USA

    Kyaw Nyunt

    • Two members of the Gold medal Burma team in 1961 SEAP Games
    • One was Captain of the team.
  • Kyaw Sein (Names)

    Kyaw Sein (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Kyaw Sein (M65)

    U Kyaw Sein 1

    Alumnus of Dio & RIT

    • Matriculated from St. John’s Diocesan Boys’ School.
    • Joined the RIT Mechanical Engineering Department in 1965.
    U Kyaw Sein 2
    • He was called U Kyaw Sein (1). Dr. Kyaw Sein was then known as U Kyaw Sein (2).
    • Taught Engineering Drawing
    • Expert in AutoCAD
    • Hobby : Tinkering with gadgets

    Singapore

    • He managed a Facebook group for Engineers.
    • He archived the Pon Tu’s painted by Bagyee Myat Myo Myint. Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72) annotated the Pon Tu’s. Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) & team created a musical video using the Pon Tu’s and additional photos.
    • Passed away in April, 2020.

    Offering Requisites

    Kyaw Sein 3

    With Former Students

    Kyaw Sein 4

    Kyaw Sein, Dr. (M65)

    • Received Doctorate from Japan
    • Professor, Mechanical Engineering at YIT
    • Professor, Mechatronics at a Malaysian University

    Kyaw Sein, Dr.

    • Professor, Psychology, RASU
    • Minister of Education

    Kyaw Sein, Dr.

    • Director of Medical Health

    Kyaw Sein

    U Kyaw Sein
    • Mawgun Wun First Grade
    • Formerly Teacher
    • Hobbies : Soccer, Music

    Kyaw Sein

    U Kyaw Sein (Bottom row : 2nd from Right
    • SPHS Saya
    • Taught Burmese and Maths

    Kyaw Sein (Civil)

    • B.Engg (Civil) in 1929
    • Chief Engineer, NHB
    • Gave “U Kyaw Sein prize” to top Civil graduate
    • Children : Peter, Victor, Ruby

    Kyaw Sein (M69)

    • Moved to Singapore
  • Lwin (Names)

    Lwin (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    • Lwin
    • Lwin Aung
    • Lwin Lwin Oo
    • Lwin Maung
    • Lwin Oo
    • Lwin Swe

    Names with Lwin in middle or end

    • Aung Lwin (San Shwe Maung) — Academy award winner; Director, script writer and actor
    • Aung Lwin (Jasper Wu, C70) — Albertian; RIT Rowing; Moved to Canada
    • Aye Lwin (M69, GBNF) — Secretary of RIT Mechanical Engineering Association; Secretary of the Committee for the inaugural RIT Annual Magazine.
    U Aye Lwin (M69)
    • Aye Lwin (Maths, GBNF) — Rowed for Marine Youth & RASU; SLR; UCC computer courses
    • Ba Lwin, Dr. (EE59) — He and U Myo Kyi are the senior sayas at the EE Department
    • Kyaw Lwin (George, EC65) — Saya; Rowed for Engineering
    • Kyaw Lwin Hla — Saya, RIT English Department; Later worked for UNDP
    • Min Lwin, Dr. (SPHS60)– Orthopedic Surgeon
    • Min Lwin< Dr. (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS64) — Fifth in Burma in the Matriculation; Cousin of U “Lake” Win Maung (George Tun) and Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie Tun, ChE70)
    • Myint Lwin (Charles Cheah, UCC) — Burma Judo Champion; Diploma in German from IFL
    • Myint Lwin (Veda, GBNF) — Saya at BARB; Founding member and Past Vice President of MARB
    • Myint Lwin Thein, Dr. –Saya; DAG (Diploma in Applied Geology)
    • Myint Thein Lwin, U (M62) — HIC; Submitted photos to RIT Updates; Younger brother of U Kyaw Thein (DCA, Past Captain and Gold of RUBC)
    • San Lwin, Dr. (Ronald, GBNF) — Cardiologist; Spouse; Dr. Daw Po Po
    • San Lwin — Movie Director
    • Sein Lwin (GBNF) — Professor of Zoology; Spouse; Sayama Vera
    • Sein Lwin (Raymond Ba Hpyu, GBNF) — Vocalist; He perished in an air plane crash
    • Sein Lwin Lay — Author ; Beik Thate Saya
    • Than Lwin (Eric, GBNF) — Alumnus of LSE (London School of Economics); Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Science; Librarian of the Social Science Library; Guest Lecturer at BIT
    • Than Lwin — Burma Tennis Champion for Singles and Doubles
    • Than Lwin (EC69) — Saya, RIT Electrical Engineering Department
    • Than Lwin — Japanese Diploma fom IFL; Volunteered as Interpreter for Japanese Veterans from the Ah Yoe Kauk Ah Phwe; Veterans sponsored his son and daughter to study in Japan
    • Wai Lwin — Hosted gatherings for Dr Aung Gyi and Daw Emma
    • Win Lwin (M69) — Secretary, RIT Hiking and Mountaineering; He and U Cho Aye (M70, GBNF) represented RIT in the All Universities and Institutes’ Expedition to climb Saramati (Mount Victoria)

  • L (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    • La La
    • La Min
    • Laura
    • Lay Aung
    • Lay Maung
    • Lay May Yin
    • Lei Lei
    • Lei Lei Myaing
    • Lei Lei Win
    • Lin
    • Lin Lin
    • Lin Lin Aung
    • Lin Thein Maung
    • Lionel
    • Lun Maung
    • Lun Tin
    • Lwin — See Post
    • Lwin Aung
    Dr. Lwin Aung
    • Lwin Lwin Oo
    • Lwin Oo
    • Lwin Swe
    • Lynn
    • Lynn Aung
    • Lynn Maung
    • Lynston

  • M (Names)

    • Maung
    • Maung Aye
    • Maung Ba
    • Maung Cho
    • Maung Di
    • Maung E
    • Maung Gyi
    • Maung Han
    • Maung Kyaing
    • Maung Kyaw
    • Maung Kyi
    • Maung Kyin
    • Maung Lin
    • Maung Lun
    • Maung Lwin
    • Maung Maung
    • Maung Maung Aye
    • Maung Maung Gyi
    • Maung Maung Lay
    • Maung Maung Myint
    • Maung Maung Nyunt
    • Maung Maung Nyo
    • Maung Maung Oo
    • Maung Maung Pye
    • Maung Maung Saw
    • Maung Maung Sein
    • Maung Maung Soe
    • Maung Maung Than
    • Maung Maung Thaung
    • Maung Maung Thein
    • Min Aung
    • Min Lwin
    • Min Lwin Oo
    • Min Min
    • Min Min Latt
    • Min Myint
    • Min Naung
    • Min Nyo
    • Min Nyunt
    • Min Oo
    • Mu
    • Mu Aye
    • Mu Mu
    • Mu Mu Aye
    • Mu Mu Win
    • Mya
    • Mya Aung
    • Mya Aye
    • Mya Khin
    • Mya Lwin
    • Mya Maung
    • Mya Min
    • Mya Mya
    • Mya Mya Nu
    • Mya Mya Win
    • Mya Nyunt
    • Mya San
    • Mya Sein
    • Mya Lwin
    • Mya Than
    • Mya Than Tint
    • Mya Thaung
    • Mya Thein
    • Mya Tin
    • Myint Sein — See Post
    • Myint Thein — See Post
    • Myo
    • Myo Aung
    • Myo Aye
    • Myo Chit
    • Myodaw
    • Myo Khin
    • Myo Lwin
    • Myo Min — See Post
    • Myo Min Aung
    • Myo Nyunt
    • Myo Oo
    • Myo Paing
    • Myo Sint
    • Myo Swe
    • Myo Than
    • Myo Thant
    • Myo Thein
    • Myo Zaw
    • Myo Zin
  • Myint Sein (Names)

    Myint Sein (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Myint Sein (Veda)

    Myint Sein (Veda) 1
    Myint Sein (Veda) 2
    • Alumnus of PPBRS (Private Primary Boundary Road School), PHS (St. Paul’s High School) and IE (Institute of Economics);
    • Principal of BARB (Burma Astro Research Bureau). He requested me to write programs for use in Veda. I supervised U Win Latt and U Zaw Tun to develop Veda programs.
    • Taught Medical Astrology at the School of Indigenous Medicine (Taing Yin Saya Pyinnya) in Mandalay.
    • He later founded “Idea Astrology”.
    • He is now GBNF.

    Myint Sein (M69)

    Badminton 1
    Badminton 2
    • He represented RIT in Badminton.
    • He is an organizer of 69er Health Care Fund.
    • He is now GBNF.
    • Myint Sein (M69) — RIT Badminton; 69er Health Care Fund

  • Myo Min (Names)

    Myo Min, Prof.

    Prof. U Myo Min
    • He was an early Professor of English at Rangoon University.
    • He later taught at the Institute of Education.
    • He is a bilingual author. His pen name is “Nwe Soe”.
    • Some mentioned him as a co-founder of the “Khit San Sar Pay” along with Theikpan Maung Wa (ICS U Sein Tin), Zawgyi (Saya U Thein Han) and Minthuwun (Saya U Wun).
    • He has four children.
    • The eldest Dr. Patricia was a Top Ten student in the Matriculation exam of 1960.
    • The second daughter Pamela (Min Thet Mon, A70) served as Professor of Architecture.
    • The son Kyaw Myo (EC72) was named UNO because he was born on the day celebrating the founding of the United Nations Organization. He is a former Deputy Minister.
    • The youngest is Dr. Beauty.

    Myo Min (UCC)

    • He matriculated from St. Paul’s High School in 1958.
    • He won medals for standing first in I. Com in 1960 and B. Com (Accounting) in 1962.
    • He became CA (Chartered Accountant) in the United Kingdom and worked as Systems Analyst for IBM UK.
    • Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF) requested his mother to find out if he would be interested to help with the UCC Project.
    • His father passed away while he was working in the UK, so he decided to come back to be with his mother and also to help with his computer and business skills.
    • He co-founded UCC with Sayas Dr. Chit Swe, U Soe Paing and U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
    • He joined UCC as Applications Manager. He later led the Business Applications Division. He taught at UCC, Institute of Economics and at Government Departments that have Computer Applications.
    • He received Masters in System Engineering from Lancaster University.
    • He taught at Nangyang Technical Institute in Singapore.
    • He was a Principal for Seagate Technologies and Connors in California, USA.
    • He passed the Thingyo exam.
    • He is well versed not only in Business Applications, but monitors leading edge technologies.
    • His spouse Daw Khin Khin Chit Maung taught English at RIT before joining UNICEF. She is the younger sister of Saya U Tin Htut (M60).

    Myo Min (ChE69)

    • He donated to the YTU Library Modernization Project.
    • He co-sponsored some breakfast gatherings.

    Myo Min, Dr.

    • aka Arthur Lwin
    • Rowed for Faculty of Medicine
    • Surgeon at EENT Hospital
    • Spouse : Dr. Khin Myo Han (who wrote a book about her beloved father Zawgyi)

    Myo Min, Dr.

    • Pediatrician

  • Nay (Names)

    • Nay Aung
    • Nay Chi
    • Nay Myo
    • Nay Myo Aung
    • Nay Soe
    • Nay Win (M69, GBNF) — Alumnus of PPBRS (Private Primary Boundary Road School), . MEHS (Methodist English High School), Intermediate College and RIT: Taught Marine Technology at a polytechnic in Singapore
    • Nay Win, Collegian — Born in Hinthada; Joined Navy and later Rangoon University; RU and Burm Selected football player; Nickname: “Pa Pu”. Saya Nyein recommended him to the producers of “Kaw Leik Gin”. He told his family to have “Say Leik Toh” (Tin Moe’s poem) as his epitaph
    • Nay Win, Tekkatho (Bo Tun Hla) — PSO (Personal Staff Officer) of Bogyoke Aung San; Later became an actor, lecturer and writer
    • Nay Win, Dr. (Hardy) — Medical Superintendent of the Psychiatric Hospital; Spouse; Dr. Khin Si
    • Nay Win (British Burma) — Studied cinematography in the USA; Spouse: Ni Ni (Kathleen)
    • Nay Win (M77) — Nickname: Mee Point (Traffic light)
    • Ne Win — Born as Shu Maung
  • Nyunt (Names)

    Nyunt (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Names beginning with Nyunt

    • Nyunt — ECAFE
    • Nyunt Aung — Civil
    • Nyunt Aung — Sanchaung
    • Nyunt Khin
    • Nyunt Lwin
    • Nyunt Maung — National Planning
    • Nyunt Maung — SPHS Saya
    • Nyunt Maung San — Civil
    • Nyunt May
    • Nyunt Nyunt — Niece of Tommy Saing; Spouse of U Thant Zin / Mawsi
    • Nyunt Nyunt Tin — UCC; UN
    • Nyunt Nyunt Win — Physics; Registrar of RASU; Spouse : U Ko Lay (RUBC Gold, Chief Editor of WPD)
    • Nyunt Oo
    • Nyunt Pe — EP68
    • Nyunt Sein
    • Nyunt Shwe — Brother of Han Tun
    • Nyunt Soe — Swimming Coach; Brother of Willie Soe Maung
    • Nyunt Swe
    • Nyunt Than — M86, UCC, BADA, NorCal RITAA
    • Nyunt Thaung
    • Nyunt Thein, Dr.
    • Nyunt Tin — M70, RIT Table Tennis
    • Nyunt Tin, Dr. — First in Burma in 1952; FRCP
    • Nyunt Wai, Dr. (Victor) — Physiology Professor
    Nyunt Wai (Standing 3rd from Left)
    • Nyunt We — Harvard MBA
    • Nyunt Win (Eddie, MEHS60) — Spouse : Dr. Marie Yu Khin (MEHS60)
    • Nyunt Win — Actor
    • Nyunt Win — Associate Professor, Chemistry
    • Nyunt Yin — Physics

    Names with Nyunt in middle or end

    • Aung Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — High School Luyechun
    • Aung Nyunt
    • Aung Pe Nyunt — Physics Tuition
    • Phaw Kaung Ba Nyunt — Government witness
    • Ba Nyunt (E58) — Saya; MOC
    • Cho Cho Nyunt — ICST alumni
    • Kan Nyunt, Dr. — Compiler of Buddhism Books
    • Kan Nyunt, Dr. — Patron, MARB
    • Kaung Nyunt — Physics saya, Head of Regional College 2
    • Khaing Khaing Nyunt — UCC
    • Khin Maung Nyunt, Dr. — History
    • Khin Maung Nyunt (C69)
    • Khin Nyunt — MI
    • Koung Nyunt, Dr. (Kogyi Koung) — A67, Author, New Zealand
    • Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — Maths
    • Kyaw Nyunt, Dr. — BADA
    • Kyaw Nyunt — Ambassador; Chair of Union Bank
    • Kyaw Nyunt (M69) — Tennis
    • Kyaw Nyunt Koe, Dr. (Robert)
    • Maung Maung Nyunt — MOC, Total
    • Min Min Nyunt –– Dentist
    • Myo Nyunt — Maths; IFL
    • Myo Nyunt — C69; RIT Track and Field
    • Pe Nyun, Dr. — Pediatric Surgeon; RUBC Captain & Gold
    • San Nyunt
    • Saw Nyunt
    • Sein Nyunt — SPHS
    • Soe Nyunt — RUBC
    • Soe Nyunt — Maths
    • Soe Nyunt Oo, Dr.
    • Than Nyun, Dr. (George) — RUBC, Eco, Minister
    • Ah Yan Than Nyunt
    • Thaung Nyunt — M87, NorCal RITAA
    • Thein Nyunt — Religious Affairs; Sunlun
    • Thiri Nyunt We — UCC
    • Tin Maung Nyunt — M60, M/Ag; President of RIT Thaing
    • Tin Maung Nyunt — Met70
    • Tin Nyunt — Actor
    • Tin Nyunt — Champion
    • Tin Nyunt — Industrial Management
    • Tin Nyunt –– Author, Blogger
    • Toe Nyunt (Ted) — Actor; Shwe Gaung Byaung
    • Win Nyunt — Actor
    • Win Nyunt — Brother of Tin Maung Nyunt
    • Zaw Nyunt
    • Zin Mar Nyunt

  • O (Names)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Oak

    • 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

    • 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
    • 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