Saw Ba U Gyi
Saw Ba U Gyi | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of the Karen National Union (Kawthoolei) | |
| In office 1945–1950 | |
| Premier | Ba Maw |
| Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma | |
| In office February 1947 – April 1947 | |
| Minister of Revenue of British Burma | |
| In office 1937–1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 12 August 1950 (aged 44–45) |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
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Saw Ba U Gyi (S'gaw Karen: စီၤဘးအူကၠံ, Burmese: စောဘဦးကြီး [sɔ́ ba̰ ʔú dʑí]; 1905 – 12 August 1950) was the first President of the Karen National Union. Ba U Gyi graduated with a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University in 1925 and studied law in England, passing the English bar in 1927. From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Revenue of British Burma, and from February to April 1947, as the Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma. He was killed in an ambush by the Burmese Army on 12 August 1950.