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Ba U | |
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| 2nd President of Burma | |
| In office 16 March 1951 – 13 March 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | U Nu Ba Swe |
| Preceded by | Sao Shwe Thaik |
| Succeeded by | Win Maung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1886 Pathein, Lower Burma, British India |
| Died | 9 November 1964 (aged 78) Yangon, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Burma |
| Political party | AFPFL |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Daw Nyein (died 1921) Lady Daw Aye (died 1939) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Awards | Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha |
Sir Ba U, KBE (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [ba̰ ʔú]; 26 May 1886 – 9 November 1964), was the 2nd President of the Union of Burma and a lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma (1948–1951),[1] and President of Burma from 16 March 1951 to 13 March 1957.
Early life
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
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 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 colonial, Japanese occupied 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.
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.
Lady Daw Aye died in 1939 and he died on 9 November 1964.
References
- ^ Zan, Myint. "Judicial Independence in Burma: Constitutional History, Actual Practice and Future Prospects" (PDF). Southern Cross University Law Review. 4: 45.
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