Thein Pe Myint

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Thein Pe Myint
Native name	သိန်းဖေမြင့်
Born	10 July 1914 Butalin, British Burma
Died	15 January 1978 (aged 63) Rangoon, Burma
Pen name	Thakhin Thein Pe
Occupation	Writer, Publisher, Journalist, Politician
Alma mater	Rangoon University
Notable works	Tet Phonegyi Thabeik Hmauk Kyaungtha Ashae-Ga Ne-Wun Htwet Thi Pa Mar
Spouse	Khin Kyi Kyi (1946–1978)
Children	Han Tha Myint

Thein Pe Myint (Burmese: သိန်းဖေမြင့် [θéɪɴ pʰè mjɪ̰ɴ]; also Thakin Thein Pe (သခင် သိန်းဖေ [θəkʰɪ̀ɴ θéɪɴ pʰè]); 10 July 1914 – 15 January 1978) was a Burmese politician, writer and journalist. A writer of several politically and socially prominent books and the founder of an influential newspaper The Botataung, Thein Pe Myint was a leading Marxist intellectual and was an important player in the Burmese independence movement and postwar politics.