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{{short description|Former President of Burma}}
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|name= Ba U
| name = Ba U
|native_name = ဘဦး
| native_name = {{nobold|ဘဦး}}
|native_name_lang = my
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|honorific-prefix = [[Agga Maha Thray Sithu]] <br/> [[Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma]]<br/> [[Sir#British and Commonwealth honorifics|Sir]]
| honorific-prefix = [[Agga Maha Thray Sithu]] <br/> [[Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma]] <br/> [[Sir#British and Commonwealth honorifics|Sir]] <br> [[Burmese honorifics|U]]
|honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]
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|nationality=Burma
| nationality = Burma
|image=BaU PresidentBurma ဘဦး 1955.jpg
| image = BaU PresidentBurma ဘဦး 1955.jpg
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|order= 2nd [[President of Myanmar|President of Burma]]
| order = 2nd [[President of Myanmar|President of Burma]]
|vicepresident=
| vicepresident =
|primeminister= [[U Nu]] <br/> [[Ba Swe]]
| primeminister = [[U Nu]] <br/> [[Ba Swe]]
|term_start=16 March 1951
|term_end=13 March 1957
| term_start = 16 March 1952
| term_end = 13 March 1957
|predecessor=[[Sao Shwe Thaik]]
| predecessor = [[Sao Shwe Thaik]]
|successor= [[Win Maung]]
| successor = [[Win Maung]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1886|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|5|26|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Pathein]], [[Lower Burma]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place = [[Pathein]], [[Lower Burma]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1964|11|9|1887|5|26|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1963|11|9|1887|5|26|df=y}}
|death_place=[[Yangon]], [[Burma|Burma (Myanmar)]]
| death_place = [[Yangon]], [[Burma|Burma (Myanmar)]]
|spouse= Lady [[Burmese name#Honorifics|Daw]] Nyein (died 1921) <br /> Lady Daw Aye (died 1939)
| spouse = [[Burmese name#Honorifics|Daw]] Nyein (died 1922)<br />Daw Aye (died 1941)
|alma_mater= [[University of Cambridge]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]]
|occupation=Lawyer
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
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|party= [[Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League|AFPFL]]
| party = [[Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League|AFPFL]]
|awards=Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha}}
| awards = Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha
| education = MA (Cantab), LLD
}}
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'''[[Sir#British and Commonwealth honorifics|Sir]] Ba U''' ({{langx|my|ဘဦး}}, {{IPA-my|ba̰ ʔú|pron}}; 26 May 1887 – 9 November 1963), was a Burmese politician and lawyer. He served as [[Chief Justice]] of the [[High Court (Burma)|Supreme Court of Burma]] from 1948 to 1952,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zan|first=Myint|title=Judicial Independence in Burma: Constitutional History, Actual Practice and Future Prospects|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SCULawRw/2000/4.pdf|journal=Southern Cross University Law Review|volume=4|pages=45}}</ref> and the second [[president of Burma]] from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 1957.


==Born==
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'''[[Sir#British and Commonwealth honorifics|Sir]] Ba U''', [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] ({{lang-my|ဘဦး}}, {{IPA-my|ba̰ ʔú|pron}}; 26 May 1886 – 9 November 1964), was the 2nd President of the [[Burma|Union of Burma]] and a lawyer. He served as [[Chief Justice]] of the [[High Court (Burma)|Supreme Court of Burma]] (1948–1951),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zan|first=Myint|date=|title=Judicial Independence in Burma: Constitutional History, Actual Practice and Future Prospects|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SCULawRw/2000/4.pdf|journal=Southern Cross University Law Review|volume=4|pages=45|via=}}</ref> and President of Burma from 16 March 1951 to 13 March 1957.
He was born on 26 May 1887 at [[Pathein]] in the [[Irrawaddy delta]], son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt.<ref name=auto>{{cite book |title=My Burma: The Autobiography of a President |author=Ba U |year=1958 |publisher=Taplinger Publishing |location=New York |isbn=978-1258087005}}</ref>


==Early life==
== Education ==
He passed university entry class from Rangoon Government High School. In 1907 he attended the [[University of Cambridge]] to study law and graduated in 1912. In the early 1950s, he was awarded an Honorary [[Doctorate of Letters]] at the [[University of Yangon|University of Rangoon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/journals/VUWLawRw/2004/14.html#fn13|title=Zan, Myint --- "The First and Fiftieth Years of Independent Burma's Law Reports" [2004] VUWLawRw 14; (2004) 35(2) Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 385|website=austlii.edu.au|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref>
He was born on 26 May 1886 at [[Pathein]] in the [[Irrawaddy delta]], son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt. He passed university entry class from Ragoon Government High School. In 1904, he attended the University of Cambridge to study law. After graduation in 1911, he got Bachelor of Laws.


== Career ==
== Career ==
He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 and 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. He was [[Chief Justice]] of the [[High Court (Burma)|Supreme Court of Burma]] from 1948 to 1951. He was knighted in 1946. He was a member of the [[Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League]]. Ba U served as a judge under [[British Empire|British colonial]], [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] and a portion of independent Burmese rule. He wrote an autobiography, ''Ba, My Burma: The Autobiography of a President'' (New York: Taplinger, 1958). It contains little in the way of a discussion of public issues.
He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 and 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. In 1932, he was appointed to the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon as a judge. He was [[Chief Justice]] of the [[High Court (Burma)|Supreme Court of Burma]] from 1948 to 1952. He was knighted in 1947. He was a member of the [[Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League]]. Ba U served as a judge under British, [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] and Burmese rule. In 1958, he wrote an autobiography, ''Ba, My Burma: The Autobiography of a President''. It contains little in the way of a discussion of public issues.<ref name=auto/>


== Family ==
== Family ==
In 1913, he married Daw Nyein, daughter of retired district judge Aung Zan, and they had two sons. Lady Daw Nyein died in 1921 and two years later in 1923 he remarried Daw Aye, daughter of governor Soe Pe and with her he had two sons and a daughter.
In 1913 he married Daw Nyein, daughter of retired district judge Aung Zan, and they had two sons. Daw Nyein died in 1922. In 1923 he married Daw Aye, daughter of governor Soe Pe. With her he had two sons and a daughter. Daw Aye died in 1941. He died on 9 November 1963.

Lady Daw Aye died in 1939 and he died on 9 November 1964.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 11 October 2024

Agga Maha Thray Sithu
Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma
Sir
U
Ba U
ဘဦး
2nd President of Burma
In office
16 March 1952 – 13 March 1957
Prime MinisterU Nu
Ba Swe
Preceded bySao Shwe Thaik
Succeeded byWin Maung
Personal details
Born(1887-05-26)26 May 1887
Pathein, Lower Burma, British India
Died9 November 1963(1963-11-09) (aged 76)
Yangon, Burma (Myanmar)
NationalityBurma
Political partyAFPFL
Spouse(s)Daw Nyein (died 1922)
Daw Aye (died 1941)
EducationMA (Cantab), LLD
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
AwardsThiri Thudhamma Thingaha

Sir Ba U (Burmese: ဘဦး, pronounced [ba̰ ʔú]; 26 May 1887 – 9 November 1963), was a Burmese politician and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952,[1] and the second president of Burma from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 1957.

Born

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He was born on 26 May 1887 at Pathein in the Irrawaddy delta, son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt.[2]

Education

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He passed university entry class from Rangoon Government High School. In 1907 he attended the University of Cambridge to study law and graduated in 1912. In the early 1950s, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the University of Rangoon.[3]

Career

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He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 and 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. In 1932, he was appointed to the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon as a judge. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952. He was knighted in 1947. He was a member of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League. Ba U served as a judge under British, Japanese and Burmese rule. In 1958, he wrote an autobiography, Ba, My Burma: The Autobiography of a President. It contains little in the way of a discussion of public issues.[2]

Family

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In 1913 he married Daw Nyein, daughter of retired district judge Aung Zan, and they had two sons. Daw Nyein died in 1922. In 1923 he married Daw Aye, daughter of governor Soe Pe. With her he had two sons and a daughter. Daw Aye died in 1941. He died on 9 November 1963.

References

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  1. ^ Zan, Myint. "Judicial Independence in Burma: Constitutional History, Actual Practice and Future Prospects" (PDF). Southern Cross University Law Review. 4: 45.
  2. ^ a b Ba U (1958). My Burma: The Autobiography of a President. New York: Taplinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1258087005.
  3. ^ "Zan, Myint --- "The First and Fiftieth Years of Independent Burma's Law Reports" [2004] VUWLawRw 14; (2004) 35(2) Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 385". austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Burma
1952–1957 		Succeeded by
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