Chan Chor Khine (; born in

Rangoon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, Burma) was a Burmese-Chinese businessman, land-owner, investor and philanthropist.

Early life

Chan was born in 1886 to self-made millionaire father Chan Mah Phee and his mother, the daughter of a Burmese peasant. He attended St Paul's High School, Rangoon before being educated further in China.

Rangoon

Chan returned to Burma to join his father's business Taik Leong. The company dealt primarily in oil, rice and tobacco exports. Chan ultimately became manager of the company upon his father's retirement. He served as an honorary magistrate on the board of the Corporation of Rangoon. Chan donated 10 acres of land for the construction of the Chinese High School in Rangoon.

Death

Chan committed suicide in April 1934 at 10:20am by shooting himself in the head at his estate, the Brightlands.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Chor Khine 20th-century Burmese businesspeople Burmese people of Chinese descent 1886 births 1934 deaths Suicides by firearm