About Thet Tun
Lived 1926 – 2012 (aged 85). Thet Tun was a Myanmar historian and writer.
Wunna Kyawhtin Thet Tun (6 August 1926 – 4 July 2012) was a Burmese ambassador, writer and historian.
Early life and education
He was born in Yangon, Myanmar on 6 August 1926. His father is Phoe Thaung and his mother is Sein Toke.
He attended at Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon. He graduated from Yangon University and also received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London.
Published books
In the Footsteps of Kinwun (ကင်းဝန်ခြေရာ လိုက်၍သာ) -1998 (won Myanmar National Literature Award) Bilingual Essays (သံတို့ အမြင်)-1999 Contemporary Myanmar & Selected Writings (မျက်မှောက်ခေတ် မြန်မာနှင့် အခြား အင်္ဂလိပ်−မြန်မာ နှစ်ဘာသာဆောင်းပါးများ)-2002 Experiences Abroad (နိုင်ငံရပ်ခြား အတွေ့အကြုံများ) The Writings of General Aung San Portraits and Vignettes of Myanmar Personalities (သူတို့အကြောင်း တစေ့တစောင်း) A Myanmar Looks at Others (မြန်မာတစ်ဦး၏ ကမ္ဘာ့အမြင်) Myanmar Politics 1958-1962 Selected Writings of Retired Ambassador U Thet Htun
Personal life He married Khin Khin Ohn. They have two children.
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Who was Thet Tun?
Burmese writer and historian (1926-2012)
When was Thet Tun born?
Thet Tun was born on 6 August 1926 in Yangon.
When did Thet Tun die?
Thet Tun died on 4 July 2012.
What was Thet Tun's occupation?
Thet Tun was a historian and writer.
What nationality was Thet Tun?
Thet Tun was Myanmar.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thet Tun. https://biography.guide/thet-tun/
MLA: "Thet Tun." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/thet-tun/.
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