Sao San Htun

Sao San Htun
ၸဝ်ႈၸၢမ်ႇထုၼ်း
စဝ်စံထွန်း
Saopha of Mongpawn
In office
27 June 1928 – 20 July 1947
Preceded bySao Khun Htee
Succeeded bySao Hsè Hom
Minister of Hill Regions
In office
September 1946 – 20 July 1947
Prime MinisterAung San
Preceded byNew Office
Personal details
Born(1907-05-30)30 May 1907
Mongpawn, Federated Shan States, British Burma
Died20 July 1947(1947-07-20) (aged 40)
Yangon, British Burma
Resting placeMartyrs' Mausoleum, Yangon
SpouseSao Khin Thaung
Children4
RelativesSao Hkun Hkio (brother-in-law)
Sai Sai Kham Hlaing (great-grandson)
ProfessionSaopha

Sao San Htun (Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၸၢမ်ႇထုၼ်း, Burmese: စဝ်စံထွန်း, Burmese pronunciation: [saʔ sàɰ̃ tʰʊ́ɰ̃]; 30 May 1907 – 20 July 1947) was the hereditary chief (called a saopha or sawbwa) of the Shan State of Mongpawn, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar's pre-independence interim government. He was the son of former sawbwa Sao Hkun Hti and Nang Sein Oo.

Family Life

Sao San Htun had four children with Mahadewi Sao Khin Thaung. They were Sao Hsè Hom, the next sawbwa, Sao Kai Hpa (son), Sao Sunanda (daughter), and Sao Myint Gyi (daughter).

Political Contributions

Sao San Htun was a signatory to the Panglong Agreement, which was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar.

Assassination

On 19 July 1947, Sao San Htun, along with Aung San and seven others, was shot by gunmen during a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat complex in downtown Yangon.[failed verification] He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, 19 July, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

References

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