Maung Khin
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Sir Maung Khin was the first Burmese Chief Justice
of the High Court
of Judicature during the British colonial era, and the first Burmese to be knighted. Maung Khin was known as a good, clean administrator, widely respected by the public.
. Maung Khin studied at Rangoon's elite St. Paul's English High School and Rangoon College, and proceeded to read law in the United Kingdom. After passing the law exam at Middle Temple
in 1898, he returned to Yangon and worked as a barrister
. In 1921, Maung Khin became first Burmese Chief Justice of the High Court. In 1923, he was appointed Internal Minister and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire), and became the first Burmese man to receive that title "Sir".
Sir Maung's hobbies were horse riding and gardening. He died on 22 September 1924. He was survived by his wife and their only daughter Kin Kin E.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the High Court
High Court (Myanmar)
The Supreme Court of Burma is the highest court in Burma . The former building, located between Maha Bandula Garden Street and Pansodan Street in Kyauktada Township, downtown Yangon, used to house the highest appeals court in Myanmar...
of Judicature during the British colonial era, and the first Burmese to be knighted. Maung Khin was known as a good, clean administrator, widely respected by the public.
Personal history
Maung Khin was born to Daw Kya Hnaing and U Po Kyaw in Rangoon (Yangon) in 1872, twenty years after the British had captured Lower BurmaLower Burma
Lower Burma is a geographic region of Burma and includes the low-lying Irrawaddy delta , as well as coastal regions of the country ....
. Maung Khin studied at Rangoon's elite St. Paul's English High School and Rangoon College, and proceeded to read law in the United Kingdom. After passing the law exam at Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1898, he returned to Yangon and worked as a barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
. In 1921, Maung Khin became first Burmese Chief Justice of the High Court. In 1923, he was appointed Internal Minister and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire), and became the first Burmese man to receive that title "Sir".
Sir Maung's hobbies were horse riding and gardening. He died on 22 September 1924. He was survived by his wife and their only daughter Kin Kin E.