Maha Tharay Sithu () is one of the five honors of the
Order of the Union of Burma and is a third class honor. On 4 January1948, after the establishment of a sovereign and independent Union of
Burma, the President of the Union Government has introduced a new system of annual awards in commemoration of
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
.
Maha Thray Sithu to
Chao Pha, Ministers , Ministers of the Supreme Court and Outstanding State Officials were awarded.
Recipients
*
U Thant, Former
Secretary-General of the United Nations
*
Myoma U Ba Lwin (1951)
*
Pe Khin
Pe Khin ( my, ဖေခင်; 27 August 1912 – 25 February 2004) was a Burmese diplomat. He was one of the main negotiators at the Panglong Conference in Burma and the architect of the historical Panglong Agreement.
Early life
Pe Khin was b ...
, a Burmese diplomat.
*U Kya Pu,
Panglong Agreement Public Representative
*Secretary-General
Khin Maung Phyu
Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music. Khin are played in pair putting on lap by the players facing each other.
A Khin is made of a hollow wooden trunk with membrane covering both sides. The right side is covered with cow skin, ...
(1949)
*Dr. Ba Han
*Min Nyo (1958)
*
Brigadier General Aung Gyi
*Brigadier General Maung Maung Kyaw Win
*
Chatichai Choonhavan
Chatichai Choonhavan ( th, ชาติชาย ชุณหะวัณ, , ; 5 April 1920 – 6 May 1998) was a Thai army officer, diplomat and politician. From 1986 to 1991, he was the chairman of the Thai Nation Party and served as the Prim ...
, Thai prime minister
*U Sein, Chief Minister of Kayah State from 1948 to 1960
*Lieutenant General Tin Oo
*
Min Aung Hlaing
References
Arts in Myanmar
Contemporary art
Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar
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