E Maung
| ဦးဧမောင် | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1898 Monywa, Monywa Township, Lower Chindwin District, British Burma |
| Died | 21 July 1977 (aged 79) Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | Justice Party (1954—1962) National United Front (1956—1962) |
| Alma mater | University of Rangoon |
E Maung (Burmese: ဦးဧမောင်; January 1898 - 21 July 1977) was a Burmese lawyer, writer, minister, and supreme court judge. He held multiple ministerial portfolios during U Nu's post-independence AFPFL government. This included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Judicial Affairs, Ministry of Resettlement, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Home Affairs. He was also a former judge of the Supreme Court of the Union of Burma from 1948 to 1952. Several landmark works on Burmese law, such as the books Burmese Buddhist Law and The Expansion of Burmese Buddhist Law, were authored by him.[1][2][3]
Early life & education
[edit]E Maung was born in the town of Monywa in January of 1898 in British Burma. He earned his Bachelor of Laws (L.L. B.) from the University of Rangoon in 1921. He was then called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1922. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the University of Rangoon in 1952.
Career
[edit]He became a lawyer in Rangoon in 1922 after he was called to the Bar. He worked part-time lecturing at the University of Rangoon's Law Department from 1922 till 1932. In 1939, he was appointed a justice of the High Court of Burma.
References
[edit]- ^ Zan, Myint (2000-01-01). "Of Consummation, Matrimonial Promises, Fault, and Parallel Wives: The Role of Original Texts, Interpretation, Ideology and Policy in Pre-and Post-1962 Burmese Case Law". Columbia Journal of Asian Law. 14 (1). doi:10.7916/cjal.v14i1.3195. ISSN 2373-0498.
- ^ "The Last 50 Years of Burmese Law: E Maung and Maung Maung". Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ Who's Who In Burma. People's Literature Committee and House. 1961.