About Thakin Mya
Lived 1897 – 1947 (aged 49). Thakin Mya was a politician.
Thakin Mya (, ; 7 October 1897 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese lawyer and politician.
He organized the Peasants and Workers Party in 1938, and was imprisoned by the British from 1940 to 1942. He was deputy prime minister in the pro-Japanese Independent Government from 1943 to 1945. In 1947 he was in the executive council of Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League.
He served as the Minister of Home Affairs and in June 1947 was transferred as Minister of Finance in Myanmar's pre-independence government. Mya and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon. He was unofficially considered Deputy Prime Minister in Aung San 's Cabinet. 19 July is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.
The Thakin Mya Park in Yangon is named after Thakin Mya.
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Who was Thakin Mya?
Burmese politician (1897-1947)
When was Thakin Mya born?
Thakin Mya was born on 7 October 1897 in British Burma, Pyay.
When did Thakin Mya die?
Thakin Mya died on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.
What was Thakin Mya's occupation?
Thakin Mya was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thakin Mya. https://biography.guide/thakin-mya/
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