Sao Nang Hearn Kham
Queen consort of Yawnghwe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sao Nang Hearn Kham (Burmese: စောဝ်နန်းဟိန်ခမ်; 26 May 1916 – 17 January 2003) was the Mahadevi of Yawnghwe one of the most important Shan States. Her husband Sao Shwe Thaik was the 23d and last Saopha of Yawnghwe and became the first President of Burma and she became the first First Lady of Myanmar.
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Mahadevi Sao Nang Hearn Kham စောဝ်နန်းဟိန်ခမ် | |
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Queen consort of Yawnghwe | |
Reign | September 1936 – 2 March 1962 |
Born | 26 May 1916 Hsenwi, North Hsenwi |
Died | 17 January 2003 (aged 86) Canada |
Spouse | Sao Shwe Thaik |
Issue | Hso Khan Pha Hso Lern Fa |
Dynasty | North Hsenwi |
Father | Hkun Hsang Ton Hong |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
First Lady of Myanmar | |
In office January 4, 1948 (1948-01-04) – March 12, 1952 (1952-03-12) | |
Appointed by | President of Myanmar |
President | Sao Shwe Thaik |
Prime Minister | U Nu |
Preceded by | Office Started |
Succeeded by | Mya May |
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She is an important figure in Shan history and was known as "Rebel Queen" being the leader of the Shan State War Council. Sao Nang Hearn Kham was the only woman in history to have held both the position of queen consort and first lady.[1]