Min Sein
Burmese physician, educator and administrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thiri Pyanchi Min Sein CBE FRCP (Burmese: မင်းစိန်, pronounced [míɰ̃ sèiɰ̃]; formerly, Hoe Min Sein; 26 December 1898 – 9 November 1978) was a Burmese physician, educator and administrator. The first Burmese dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Rangoon University in British Burma, Min Sein was one of the small group of senior physicians that rebuilt and expanded the country's medical education system from the ground up after the country's independence in 1948. He served as the dean of the medical school four times between 1947 and 1959, and led the Burma Medical Research Institute, the Burma Medical Association and the Burma Olympic Committee.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Min Sein. There is no family name.
Quick Facts 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Rangoon University, Preceded by ...
Min Sein | |
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2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Rangoon University | |
In office 1957–1959 | |
Preceded by | Ba Than |
Succeeded by | Maung Gale |
In office 1953–1955 | |
Preceded by | Ba Than |
Succeeded by | Ba Than |
In office 1949–1951 | |
Preceded by | Ba Than |
Succeeded by | Ba Than |
In office 1947–1948 | |
Preceded by | William Burridge |
Succeeded by | Ba Than |
Medical Superintendent of Rangoon General Hospital | |
In office 1940–1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hoe Min Sein (1898-12-26)26 December 1898 Pyapon, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma |
Died | 9 November 1978 (1978-11-10) (aged 79) Rangoon (Yangon) Rangoon Division, Burma (Myanmar) |
Spouse | |
Children | Thein Htut Tin Tin Aye Mya Thein Han (adopted) |
Parent(s) | U Sine Hu and Daw Yin Cane |
Education | University of Calcutta (MB) Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | British Raj (1931–1948) British Burma (1937–1948) |
Branch/service | Indian Medical Service Burma Medical Service |
Years of service | 1931–1948 (IMS) 1937–1948 (BMS) |
Rank | Major (IMS) Lieutenant Colonel (BMS) |
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