E Maung
E Maung | |
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| ဦးဧမောင် | |
E Maung in 1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1898 Monywa, Monywa Township, Lower Chindwin District, British India |
| 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 |
U E Maung (Burmese: ဦးဧမောင်; January 1889 - 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. He wrote several landmark works on Burmese law, such as the books Burmese Buddhist Law and The Expansion of Burmese Buddhist Law.