Ba Win

{{Short description|Burmese politician (1901–1947)}}

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| name = Ba Win

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| office = Minister of Trade

| term_start = September 1946

| term_end = 19 July 1947

| predecessor = New Office

| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|06|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Natmauk, British Raj

| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|07|19|1901|6|10|df=yes}}

| death_place = Yangon, British Burma

| resting_place = Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar

| party = Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL)

| spouse = Khin Saw

| children = Tin Hla Win
Saw Win
Aye Win
Khin Mya Win
Sein Win
Htwe Win

| relatives = Aung San (brother)
Aung San Oo (nephew)
Aung San Suu Kyi (niece)

| alma_mater = University of Rangoon

| profession = Headmaster

| native_name = {{nobold|ဘဝင်း}}

| native_name_lang = my

| honorific_prefix = His Excellency
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Ba Win ({{langx|my|ဘဝင်း}}; {{IPA|my|bɑː wɪn|pron}}; born San Tin ({{Langx|my|စံတင်}}; {{IPA|my|sæn tɪn|pron}}; 10 June 1901 – 19 July 1947), best known as U Ba Win ({{Langx|my|ဦးဘဝင်း}}; {{IPA|my|uː bɑː wɪn|pron}}), was a Burmese politician, and Minister of Trade in the Interim Government of Burma. He was the eldest brother of General Aung San, and was assassinated together with his youngest brother during an Executive Council meeting on 19 July 1947.{{cite journal | title=Brief Biographies of the Martyrs | author=Tin Naing Toe | language=Burmese | url=http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3827:2010-07-18-03-26-08&catid=78:2009-11-13-06-25-17&Itemid=135 | journal=Bi-Weekly Eleven | publisher=Weekly Eleven Publishing Group | date=18 July 2010}}{{Cite news |date=22 April 2021 |title=Previous Military Regimes and Parallel Governments in Myanmar |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/previous-military-regimes-parallel-governments-myanmar.html |work=The Irrawaddy}}{{Cite news |last=Wei Yan Aung |date=23 July 2019 |title=A Grieving Mother Addresses the Nation |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/on-this-day/grieving-mother-addresses-nation.html |work=The Irrawaddy}} 19 July is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar (Burma).{{Cite news |date=13 July 2020 |title=In Commemoration of 73rd Martyrs’ Day |url=https://www.myanmardigitalnewspaper.com/en/commemoration-73rd-martyrs-day-0 |work=Myanmar Digital News}}{{Cite news |date=19 July 2023 |title=Myanmar’s National Unity Government Commemorates Martyrs’ Day |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-national-unity-government-commemorates-martyrs-day.html |work=The Irrawaddy}}{{Cite news |date=4 August 2023 |title=Myanmar prison guards torture inmates marking Martyrs’ Day |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/bago-prison-martyrs-day-08042023054808.html |work=Radio Free Asia}}{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Message on 75th Anniversary of Myanmar Martyr’s Day |url=https://moic.nugmyanmar.org/message-on-75th-anniversary-of-myanmar-martyrs-day/ |website=Ministry of International Cooperation (Myanmar)}}

Biography

He was born San Tin (စံတင်), on 10 June 1901 in Natmauk to U Pha, a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu.{{Cite news |date=20 July 2022 |title=Junta, opposition activists hold dueling events to mark Martyrs’ Day in Myanmar |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/martyrs-07202022012746.html |work=Radio Free Asia}}{{Cite news |date=18 July 2018 |title=Martyrs Day meaning: What is the meaning behind Martyrs Day in Myanmar? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/990961/Myanmar-Martyr-s-Day-2018-celebration-June-19-Burma-history-assassination |work=Daily Express}}{{Cite web |date=15 July 2020 |title=Myanmar Martyrs' Day Announcement |url=https://www.punhlaingestate.com/post/homes-for-rent-1 |website=Pun Hlaing Estate}} He was the eldest of nine children. He studied at Sayagyi U Wa Gyi School in Natmauk, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rangoon. He became a teacher at the National School in Taungdwingyi.{{Cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=Martyr's Day Myanmar |url=https://nationaltoday.com/martyrs-day-myanmar/ |work=National Today}}{{Cite news |last=Myo Min Thu |date=11 August 2018 |title=Myanmar Martyrs’ Day, a big loss in Myanmar history |url=https://mingalago.com/en/interest/detail/martyrsday |work=MinGalaGO}}{{Cite news |title=19 July! Myanmar Martyr Day History |url=https://steemit.com/martyr-day/@kyawsantun/19-july-myanmar-martyr-day-history |work=Steemit}} In 1936 he married Khin Saw, daughter of U Ant, a lawyer and landowner and Daw Shwe May. He became the headmaster at the National School in Phyu from 1941 to 1942. He was Minister of Ministry of Trade.

He was survived by his wife Khin Saw and six children.

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