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by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

U

• Prefix for many Burmese Male names; Young males use Maung or Ko as the prefix of their names.
• Example : Maung Nu, Ko Nu & U Nu are the names of a person at various stages of his life
• Several photos are from the Rangoon University Centennial Group.

U Ba

• Educator

U Ba Hli

• First native Dean of Engineering
• Also taught Civil Engineering courses (as Professor)
• Proposed “Twinning Program” with prestigious US Universities
• Former Professor of Civil Engineering and Principal at GTI

U Ba Kyi

• Renowned artist
• Art teacher
• Translated Burmese songs into English
  to be sung to the original tune

U Ba Toke

• Dec 6, 1920 to Dec 2, 2020
• Passed away the day following the RU Centennial
• Interviewed by Maung Thin Char (Dr. Khin Maung Swe, GBNF)
• Gave me an autographed copy of the book

U Chit

• Tea shop

U Hla Shwe

• Rector
• Burmese Professor

U Hoke Sein

• First in Burma in Matriculation
• Compiled Burmese-English-Pali Dictionary
• His son (U Saw Hlaing), granddaughter (Dr. Cherry Hlaing) and two great grand children also stood First in Burma

U Htin Kyaw

• MEHS 1963
• Studied and taught Statistics at the Institute of Economics
• Represented the Institute in Rowing, Swimming and Water Polo
• M.Sc. (Computer Science)
• Worked at UCC and National Planning
• Former President of Myanmar
• Spouse : Daw Su Su Lwin

U Kan Thein

• Employee for RU Student Union Building
• Opened Barber Shop at Recreation Center

U Kaung

• B.E. Civil (1963)
• Taught at RIT
• Moved to Oregon, USA
• Photo taken at Mingalardon Air Port

U Khin Aung Kyi (GBNF)

• Stood 7th in Matriculation of 1949
• BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from MIT
• Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering Deparment
• Retired as Rector of YTU
• Taught at Rengsit University, Bangkok

U Khin Maung Gyi (GBNF)

• RIT English
• DHE, Ministry of Education
• Father : H.E. U Khin Maung Latt

U Khin Maung Tint

• Retired Rector, Institute of Education
• Former Principal, Taunggyi College
• Distinguished Author
• Pen name : Tekkatho Phone Naing

U Kyaw

• Rector, Institute of Education

• Former Principal, Workers’ College
• Former Lecturer in Geography
• Children : U Myo Nyunt, Daw San San Kyaw (GBBF), …

U Kyaw Myint

• Dean of Law
• Justice of Supreme Court
• Head of Tribunal that tried Galon U Saw
• See articles by his son Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint

U Kyaw Nyein

• Former Deputy Prime Minister
• Co-leader of Stable AFPFL (Ti Mye Pha Sa Pa La)

U Kyaw Tun (GBNF)

• Taught Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

U Maung Maung Gyi

• Chemistry Saya

U May Aung

• Dean of Law

U Moe Aung

• RIT EE Saya
• Pen name : Tekkatho Moe War
• Poet, Author, Editor and Publisher of Magazines and Sar Saungs
  RUESU Annual Magazine
  RIT Annual Magazine
  Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
  Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010
  Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu-2014 and SPZP-2016

U Mya Nyunt

• Rector, Veterinary Science

U Myint

• Professor of Law

U Myo Myint Sein

• Professor of Architecture

U Nan Way

• Distinguished artist

U Nu

• Prime Minister, Union of Burma
• Three times
  First, Third, Fifth Prime Minister
• Victim of Soft Coup in 1958
• Victim of Hard Coup in 1962

U Nwe Aung

• Chemistry Saya
• Studied in Germany

U Nyunt Win (GBNF)

• Former Associate Professor, Chemistry
• Studied at McGill University, Canada

U Pe Maung Tin

• Pali and Burmese Scholar
• Principal, Rangoon College
• Students : Theikpan Maung Wa, Zawgyi, Minthuwun

U San

• Principal, Myitkyina College

U San Tha Aung (GBNF)

• Director General, Directorate of Higher Education
• AM (Harvard University)

U Than Tun

• Principal, Agricultural Institute (Yezin)

U Thaw Kaung

• Chief Librarian, Rangoon University Central Library
• Father : Sithu U Kaung

U Thein Han

• Laureate Poet (Pen name : Zawgyi)
• Co-founder of Khit San Sar Pay
• Chief Librarian, Rangoon University Central Library

U Thet Tun

• Principal, Pathein College

U Tin Lin

• ChE72
• Taught at RIT and Singapore

U Tin U

• Matriculated in 1946
• BSCE from Oregon State University
• MSCE from Yale University
• Past Captain and Gold of Rangoon University Boat Club (RUBC)
• Past Captain of Rangoon Golf Club (RGC)

U Win Maung

• Director General, Directorate of Higher Education
• Former Principal, Magwe College

U Wun

• Laureate Poet (Pen name : Minthuwun)
• Co-founder of Khit San Sar Pay
• Former Professor, Burmese Department
• Head of Translation Department
• Visiting Professor, Osaka University
• Lexicographer
  Myanmar Abhidan
  Burmese-Japanese Dictionary
• Children : U Nyan Soe, U Htin Kyaw, Daw Htar Cho
  

U Yone Mo

• Rector, Rangoon Institute of Technology
• Former Dean of Engineering, Burma Institute of Technology
• Retired Chief Engineer, Burma Railways

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