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Hkun Hkio ( my, စဝ်ခွန်ချို, ; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served as acting Foreign Minister of

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in 1948, 4th Foreign Minister of

(1950-1958, & 1960-1962) as well as

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in the era of 1st

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U Nu Nu ( my, ဦးနု; ; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as U Nu also known by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a leading Burmese statesman and nationalist politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Burma under the pr ...

. He was known for being the longest serving Foreign Minister of

. He additionally served as the last

Saopha Chao-Pha (; Tai Ahom: 𑜋𑜧𑜨 𑜇𑜡, th, เจ้าฟ้า}, shn, ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ, translit=Jao3 Fa5 Jao3 Fa5, my, စော်ဘွား ''Sawbwa,'' ) was a royal title used by the hereditary rulers of the Tai peoples of ...

of Möngmit from 1936 to 1952. His elder brother-in-law,

Sao San Tun Sao San Htun ( my, စဝ်စံထွန်း, ; 30 May 1907 – 20 July 1947) was the hereditary chief of the Shan State of Mongpawn, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar's pre-independence interim government. He was a signatory to the ...

was the

Mongpawn Mongpawn (also spelt Möngpawn), also known as Maingpun ( my, မိုင်းပွန်), was a Shan state in what is today Burma. The state was part of the Eastern Division of the Southern Shan States and was located south of Laihka Sta ...

who was assassinated along with General

Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goa ...

, father of modern-day

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who served as 5th Premier of British Burma Crown Colony from 26 September 1946 to 19 July 1947.

Career information

Personal life

He notably received his education at

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and got BA degree in 1934 from the

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in the

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, reportedly meeting his wife Beatrice Mabel Hkio while

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on Parker's Piece. He had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, all of which grew up and lived in England.

References

Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Cambridge 1912 births 1990 deaths Deputy Prime Ministers of Myanmar Foreign ministers of Myanmar Government ministers of Myanmar People from Shan State Burmese people of World War II {{Myanmar-bio-stub