Mahn Ba Khaing

Mahn Ba Khaing
မန်းဘခိုင်
Mahn Ba Khaing ; မန်းဘခိုင်
Minister of Industry
	In office; September 1946 – 19 July 1947
Prime Minister	Aung San
Preceded by	New Office
Personal details
Born	26 October 1903; Hinthada, British Burma
Died	19 July 1947 (aged 43); Yangon, British Burma
Resting place	Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar
Political party	AFPFL
Relations	Mahn Win Khaing Than (grandson)
Profession	Politician

Mahn Ba Khaing (Burmese: မန်းဘခိုင် [máɴ ba̰ kʰàɪɴ]; 26 October 1903 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese politician who served as the Minister of Industry in Myanmar's pre-independence government.

He served as chairman of the Karen Youth Organisation. He and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.[1]

Ba Khaing was an ethnic Pwo Karen and a Christian.[2]

July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar. His grandson, Mahn Win Khaing Than elected as 2nd Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw starting on 1 February 2016.

References

Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven Publishing Group.
Thawnghmung, Ardeth Maung (2008). The Karen Revolution in Burma: Diverse Voices, Uncertain Ends. 45. ISEAS Publishing; Amazon.com: Washington, D.C.: East-West Center; Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 9789812308047.

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[bw11-1] Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven Publishing Group.

[2] Thawnghmung, Ardeth Maung (2008). The Karen Revolution in Burma: Diverse Voices, Uncertain Ends. 45. ISEAS Publishing; Amazon.com: Washington, D.C.: East-West Center; Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 9789812308047.