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In this Burmese name, Sao is an honorific, not a given name.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Hkun Hkio. There is no family name.
Sao Hkun Hkio
စဝ်ခွန်ချို
Deputy Prime Minister of Burma
In office 1950–1958
Prime Minister
U Nu Ba Swe
Preceded by
Ne Win
Succeeded by
Thein Maung
Deputy Prime Minister of Burma
In office 1960–1962
Prime Minister
U Nu
Preceded by
Lun Baw
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1950–1958
Prime Minister
U Nu
Ba Swe
Preceded by
E Maung
Succeeded by
Thein Maung
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1960–1962
Prime Minister
U Nu
Preceded by
Thein Maung
Succeeded by
Thi Han
Saopha of Möngmit
In office 1936–1959
Preceded by
Sao Khin Maung Gye
Succeeded by
position abolished
Personal details
Born
(1912-08-19)August 19, 1912
Died
October 21, 1990(1990-10-21) (aged 78)
Nationality
Burmese
Spouse
Beatrice Mabel Hkio
Alma mater
University of Cambridge
Sao Hkun Hkio (Burmese: စဝ်ခွန်ချို, pronounced[saʊkʰʊ̀ɴtɕʰò]; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served as acting Foreign Minister of Myanmar in 1948, 4th Foreign Minister of Myanmar (1950-1958, & 1960-1962) as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Burma in the era of 1st Prime Minister of Burma U Nu. He was known for being the longest serving Foreign Minister of Myanmar. He additionally served as the last Saopha of Möngmit from 1936 to 1952. His elder brother-in-law, Sao San Tun was the Saopha of Mongpawn who was assassinated along with General Aung San, father of modern-day Burma who served as 5th Premier of British Burma Crown Colony from 26 September 1946 to 19 July 1947.
SaoHkunHkio (Burmese: စဝ်ခွန်ချို, pronounced [saʊ kʰʊ̀ɴ tɕʰò]; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served...
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