Sao San Htun

In this Burmese name, Sao is an honorific, not a given name.

Sao San Htun
စပ်စံထွန်း
Saopha of Mongpawn
In office 27 June 1928 – 20 July 1947
Preceded by	Sao Khun Htee
Succeeded by	Sao Hsè Hom
Minister of Hill Regions
In office September 1946 – 20 July 1947
Prime Minister	Aung San
Preceded by	New Office
Personal details
Born	(1907-05-30)30 May 1907 Mongpawn, Federated Shan States, British Burma
Died	20 July 1947(1947-07-20) (aged 40) Yangon, British Burma
Resting place	Martyrs' Mausoleum, Yangon
Spouse	Sao Khin Thaung
Relations	Sao Hkun Hkio (Brother-in-law) Sai Sai Kham Hlaing (great-grandson)
Profession	Saopha

Sao San Htun (Burmese: စဝ်စံထွန်း, Burmese pronunciation: [saʔ sàɰ̃ tʰʊ́ɰ̃]; 30 May 1907 – 20 July 1947) was the hereditary chief of the Shan State of Mongpawn, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar's pre-independence interim government. He was the son of Sao Hkun Hti the ex-sawbwa with Nang Sein Oo, Sao San Htun had four children with Mahadewi Sao Khin Thaung, they were Sao Hsè Hom the next sawbwa, Sao Kai Hpa (son), Sao Sunanda (daughter), and Sao Myint Gyi (daughter), He was a signatory to the Panglong Agreement that was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar. On 19 July 1947, Sao San Htun, along with Aung San and seven others, was shot by gunmen during a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat complex in downtown Yangon. He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, 19 July, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.