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Maung Thit Min

Maung Thit Min, born Dewa (6 June 1953–5 June 2011) was a prominent Burmese songwriter, composer and writer. Along with Thukhamein Hlaing, , and Min Chit Thu, he was considered one of the "Four

Maung Thit Min, born Dewa (6 June 1953–5 June 2011) was a prominent Burmese songwriter, composer and writer. Along with Thukhamein Hlaing, , and Min Chit Thu, he was considered one of the “Four Kings” (မင်းလေးမင်း) of Burmese songwriting. His father Colonel Tin Soe was a member of Burma’s Revolutionary Council (RC). He is a second son of U Tin Soe and Daw Mya Mya Than. He studied his secondary education through St. Paul High School (State High School No. 6 Botataung, Yangon). He began his writing career in 1971 and wrote fictional works including The Sun Rises in the East and Sets in the West (), An Untold Story (), Hug Me () and Tomorrow is Blue (). He died on 5 June 2011 in Bangkok’s Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital. References

Era
Post-War
Lived
1953–2011
From
Myanmar
Born in
Yangon · died Bangkok
Known as
composer, writer