Ba Win

Ba Win (Burmese: ဘဝင်း; pronounced [bɑː wɪn]; born San Tin (Burmese: စံတင်; pronounced [sæn tɪn]; 10 June 1901 – 19 July 1947), best known as U Ba Win (Burmese: ဦးဘဝင်း; pronounced [uː bɑː wɪn]), was a Burmese politician, and Minister of Trade in the Interim Government of Burma.

[1][2][3] 19 July is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar (Burma).

[4][5][6][7] He was born San Tin (စံတင်), on 10 June 1901 in Natmauk to U Pha, a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu.

He studied at Sayagyi U Wa Gyi School in Natmauk, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rangoon.

[11][12][13] In 1936 he married Khin Saw, daughter of U Ant, a lawyer and landowner and Daw Shwe May.