Sao Hkun Hkio
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|office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Burma
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|office3 = 4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
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|successor4 = Thi Han
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|term_start5 = 1936
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Sao Hkun Hkio ({{langx|my|စဝ်ခွန်ချို}}, {{IPA|my|saʊ kʰʊ̀ɴ tɕʰò|pron}}; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served as acting Foreign Minister of Myanmar in 1948, 4th Foreign Minister of Myanmar (1950–1958, & 1960–1962) as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Burma in the era of 1st Prime Minister of Burma U Nu. He was known for being the longest serving Foreign Minister of Myanmar. He additionally served as the last Saopha of Möngmit from 1936 to 1952. His elder brother-in-law, Sao San Tun was the Saopha of Mongpawn who was assassinated along with General Aung San, father of modern-day Burma who served as 5th Premier of British Burma Crown Colony from 26 September 1946 to 19 July 1947.
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Personal life
He notably received his education at Framlingham College and got BA degree in 1934 from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, reportedly meeting his wife Beatrice Mabel Hkio while dog-walking on Parker's Piece.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3663556/Burma-a-poisoned-Shangri-La.html|title=Burma: a poisoned Shangri-La|accessdate=17 September 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 March 2007}}
He had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, all of which grew up and lived in England.
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Category:Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Deputy prime ministers of Myanmar
Category:Foreign ministers of Myanmar
Category:Government ministers of Myanmar
Category:People from Shan State
Category:Burmese people of World War II
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