Myint Swe

Myint Swe is a Burmese name and may mean:

Myint Swe (general)

Lieutenant General Myint Swe (Burmese: မြင့်ဆွေ; pronounced: [mjɪ̰ɴ sʰwè]; born 24 May 1951) is an ethnic Mon ex-military officer. He graduated from the Defence Services Academy in 1971 as part of the 15th intake. He became a Brigadier General and commander of Light Infantry Division 11 in 1997. He was appointed as Commander of Southeastern Command and member of State Peace and Development Council in 2001. He was transferred as Commander of Yangon Command and promoted to Major General. He also acted as Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council. He became the Chief of Military Security Affairs after Khin Nyunt was purged in 2004. He became Chief of Bureau of Special Operations - 5 (BSO-5) in January 2006. He is the first ethnic Mon to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 2005. He was promoted as Quartermaster General and was rumored to be the next in line to replace Maung Aye in 2009.

He executed 3 major events while he was commanding the Yangon, arresting of family members of Ne Win in 2002 after an alleged coup conspiracy was uncovered, arresting of Khin Nyunt and his associates in 2004 and crushing of Saffron Revolution in 2007. His action after Cyclone Nargis was criticized. He dealt harshly to activists in pre-2010 general election period.

Myint Swe (writer)

Myint Swe (Burmese: မြင့်ဆွေ, pronounced: [mjɪ̰ɴ sʰwè]; 25 July 1912 – 21 September 1978) was a Burmese physician and writer. He is known for his first book and memoir, The Japanese Era Rangoon General Hospital, which chronicles the events at the only hospital in Yangon (Rangoon) open to non-Japanese during the Japanese occupation of Burma. It was a bestseller, and won the Burma National Literature Award, 2nd Prize for 1967. He published three more books though none achieved the first book's success.

Prior to his literary career, the Mandalay-born Myint Swe had led a private practice in Yangon since 1952. He served as a principal physician with the title of Mahabhisaka at the Sixth Buddhist Council (1954–56), and regularly volunteered at the main hospital for monks until 1976. For his services to the country, Myint Swe was awarded the title of Wunna Kyawhtin, and the Order of Independence (Third Class) by the Burmese government.

Life

Early life

Myint Swe was born on 25 July 1912 in Mandalay, British Burma to a well-to-do family of Ma Ma Lay (မမလေး) and San Kyu (စံကြူး). His father San Kyu was a well known physician in Upper Burma, and recipient of the prestigious ATM (Ahmudan-kaung Tazeit-ya Min, အမှုထမ်းကောင်း တံဆိပ်ရ မင်း) title bestowed by the colonial government on top colonial era civil servants. The eldest of ten siblings, Myint Swe graduated from Anglo-vernacular E.W. Kelly High School, and enrolled at Mandalay College in 1932.