Aung Zan Wai
| Aung Zan Wai | |
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| အောင်ဇံဝေ | |
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| Minister for Social Services | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 November 1893 Sittwe, Kyauktaw, British Burma (Now Myanmar) |
| Died |
29 December 1984 (aged 91) Yangon |
| Citizenship | Myanmar |
| Nationality | Arakanese |
| Political party | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| Spouse(s) | Sabai Phyu San Thar Nu |
| Education |
St. Paul's High School, Rangoon Mahabodhi College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Aung Zan Wai (Burmese: အောင်ဇံဝေ; 19 November 1893 – 29 December 1984) was a Burmese politician. He was born in Sittwe, Kyauktaw, British Burma in 1893. Aung Zan Wai, along with Pe Khin, Bo Hmu Aung, Sir Maung Gyi, Sein Mya Maung, Myoma U Than Kywe were most important negotiators and leaders of the historical Panglong Conference negotiated with Burma national top leader Aung San and other top leaders in 1947. All these leaders decided to join together to form the Union of Burma. The signing is now celebrated as a national holiday, Union Day, in Myanmar.
He died in 29 December 1984 in Rangoon and left his second wife, San Thar Nu, three daughters and a son.
He joined an Arakanese Team called Rakhapura in 1918 as he started getting involved in politics, and worked as a Team Secretary. He used to be the member of General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA) as well. Later he founded the English-Burmese middle school in Kyauktaw and worked as a Headmaster.
In 1936, He was chosen as a Lower House Senator from Sittwe. Also he worked as a secretary at the Ministry of Law and Justice. In 1945, he joined Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League. He also worked as an advisor for the establishment of Panglong Conference in 1947. Then he participated as a minister in the Ministry of Health and Social Service which was part of the Council of Governor Sir Hubert Rance where General Aung San was the Chairman.
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