He only studied for a short time at a village monastery when he was about ten years old, learning basic reading and writing.
In 1992 he donated K7.6 million to set up the annual Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award.
[1] The award is conferred annually for literary works considered the best in various genres.
[1] U Ohn Pe visited China in 1996 with a delegation of Myanmar writers.
[1] In November 2002 he won the Sayawun Tin Shwe Award for his Twaeya-kyonya-kyundaw-bawa (My experiences).