List of Burmese Chinese

The following is a list of Burmese Chinese (Burmese of Chinese descent) having a Wikipedia page and are grouped by their area of notability.

Taw Sein Ko was Burma's first recorded archaeologist and served as Superintedent of the Archaeological Survey Department in British Burma.

Politicians and Government

• Aung Gyi 陈天旺 (Hokkien) (1919–2012), Brigadier General, Vice-Chief of General Staff of Burmese Army, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Former Chairman of the National League for Democracy Party
• Khin Nyunt (Hakka) (born 1939),[1] Former Prime Minister and Chief of Intelligence of Myanmar
• Kyaw Myint, Former Minister of Health
• Kyaing Kyaing (Hokkien), Former First Lady of Myanmar
• Kyi Maung (Teochew) (1920–2004), Colonel, Former Commander of Southwest Military Command of Burmese Army and Former Vice-chairman of the National League for Democracy Party
• Ne Win (Hakka) (1910/1911–2002),[2] Former President, Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of Burmese Army and De Facto Leader from 1960s to 1980s
• Ohn Myint Thakin (1918–2010), Journalist and Anti-colonialist
• Pheung Kya-shin 彭家声 (Yunnanese) (born 1931), Leader of Kokang Special Region and Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
• San Yu (Hakka) (1918–1996), Former President, Brigadier General, Commander of Northern, Eastern and North West Regional Military Command, Vice-Chief of General Staff, and Commander-in-Chief of Burmese Army
• Tan Yu Sai 陈裕才, Colonel, Former Vice-Commissioner of General of People's Police, and Minister of Trade of Myanmar
• Khin Lay Thet, Wife of Former General Shwe Man, Chairman- UBP Party

Businesspeople

• Aik Htun 李松枝 (born 1948), Businessman and Banker
• Aw Boon Haw 胡文虎 (1882–1954) (Hakka), Burmese Chinese Entrepreneur and Philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm
• Aw Boon Par 胡文豹 (1888–1944) (Hakka), Burmese Chinese Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
• Aw Chu Kin 胡子钦 (?–1908) (Hakka), Burmese Chinese Herbalist and Inventor of Tiger Balm
• Chan Mah Phee 曾广庇 (Hokkien), Businessman, Investor and Philanthropist
• Htun Myint Naing[3] 罗平忠 (born 1958) (Kokang), Business Tycoon
• Kyaw Myint, Founder of Myanmar May Flower Bank and one of the Richest Men in Myanmar
• Kyaw Win, Chairman of Sky Net and Shwe Than Lwin Company
• Lim Chin Tsong 林振宗 (1867–1923) (Hokkien), First Overseas Chinese Tycoon in Myanmar
• Peter Chou Win Than 周永明 (Yunnanese) (born 1956), Former CEO, President and Co-founder of HTC[4]
• Serge Pun Theim Wai 潘继泽 (born 1953), Businessman and Chairman of the Serge Pun & Associates Group (SPA Group)
• Zhang Xin 张欣 (born 1965), Chinese billionaire, co-founder and CEO of SOHO China
• Aung Thet Man (Son of former general Shwe Man's son)

Red Link Telecommunications and various sector of economic trading.

• U Htay Myint

Yuzana Trading

Other personalities

• Aung Twin 苏天发 (born 1936) (Hokkien), Artist
• Bruce Le 黄建龙 (born 1950), Martial Artist, Actor and Director
• Chen Yi-sein Yi Sein 陈孺性 (1924–2005), Historian and one of the first members of the Burma Historical Commission
• Edward Michael Law-Yone (1911–1980), Journalist and Founder of The Nation, Burma's most influential English language newspaper during the time
• Khine Khine Maw 林青玉 (born 1979) (Cantonese), Wushu Athlete
• Khun Sa 张奇夫 (1934–2007)(Kokang), Famous Drug Lord, and Commander-in-Chief of the Mong Tai Army and the Shan United Revolutionary Army
• Kyaw Thet Dr. (1921–2008), Historian
• Lo Hsing Han 罗星汉 (1935–2013) (Kokang), Drug Lord and Business Tycoon
• Loletta Chu 朱玲玲 (born 1958) (Cantonese), 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant
• Maung Htin Htin Fatt (1909–2006), Writer and Journalist
• Minfong Ho (born 1951), Chinese-American Writer
• Moe Set Wine (Chinese: 杨鑫荣) (born 1988) (Yunnanese), Miss Universe Myanmar 2013
• Alice Ong (born 1994), Actress
• Ngwe Gaing, Alinga Kyawzwa Award-Winning painter
• Phone Myint Kyaw 杨绍杰, Pool Player
• Taw Sein Ko 杜成诰 (1864–1930) (Hokkien),[5] First Recorded Archaeologist in Myanmar and Assistant Secretary to the Government of British Burma
• Thaw Kaung 苏?? (born 1937) (Hokkien), Historian

References

1. Kuppuswamy, C.S. (2004-09-11). "MYANMAR: The shake- up and the fall out". South Asia Analysis Group. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2006.
2. Leong, S.T. (1997). Migration and Ethnicity in Chinese History. Stanford University Press.
3. Wai Moe (22 July 2011). "Steven Law's Rising Empire". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
4. Yan Paing (16 May 2012). "Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corp, Reveals He Was Born in Burma". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
5. Strachan, Paul (1989). Pagan - Art and Architecture of Old Burma. Kiscadale.