Ba Lwin

Ba Lwin
မြို့မ ဦးဘလွင်
Born Ba Lwin
(1892-09-20)20 September 1892
Rangoon, Burma
Died 7 April 1968(1968-04-07) (aged 75)
Nationality Burmese
Occupation Headmaster of Myoma National School
Religion Theravada Buddhism
Spouse(s) Daw Than Nyunt
Children 7 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s) U Po Thein, Daw Khin

Saya GyiU Ba Lwin (Burmese: မြို့မ ဦးဘလွင်) (born in Rangoon, Burma on 20 September 1892) was founder of the Myoma National High School. He was a leading Burmese nationalist and national Educational figure of the 20th century. He was one of the national education leaders and a famous education leader. The Myoma school was first founded at Bahan township in December 1920. Then he was the headmaster of the Myoma National School. And the school was built in 1929 as part of a nationwide movement by the nationalist Burmese to counter what they perceived as drawbacks of the British colonial education system: lack of access, and a heavily biased curriculum.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "MYOMA U BA LWIN & Book". knowledgerush.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. "Historical Background". shambles.net. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. "Book Details". myanmarbook.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.