Min Thein Kha

Min Theinkha (Burmese: မင်းသိင်္ခ, born Aye Nyunt; 25 June 1939 – 1 August 2008) was a prominent Burmese writer, astrologer and political prisoner.[1] He began his literary career in 1976, adopting the pseudonym Min Theinkha, and wrote hundreds of novels and short stories throughout his career, including notable works such as Manusari, Ponna Ba Kun and Sanay Maung Maung.[2] He is best known for a series of detective novels set in Colonial Burma, featuring the hero Sarpalin Hnin Maung.[3] He was also a well-known astrologer and later taught astrology from his compound in Yangon Region's Hmawbi Township.[2]

In this Burmese name, Min is an honorific, not a given name.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Thein Kha. There is no family name.

Min

Thein Kha
မင်းသိင်္ခ
Born
Aung Htun

(1939-06-25)25 June 1939
Rangoon, British Burma
Died1 August 2008(2008-08-01) (aged 69)
Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Resting placeYayway Cemetery, Yangon
NationalityBurmese
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Writer and astrologer
Parents
  • San Shein (father)
  • Tin Tin (mother)

Early life

Min Theinkha was born Aye Nyunt on 25 June 1939 in Kyaukmyaung, now part of Yangon's Tamwe Township, as the eldest of six children in a destitute family.[4] His father painted signboards.[4] He adopted the name Aung Htun when he began to attend school.[4]

At the age of 15, he began writing short novels, using the pen name Aung Soe.[4]

Death

He died on 1 August 2008 at a private hospital in Kamayut Township in Yangon.[5]

Personal life

Min Theinhka was married thrice, to two women.[4] He married Aye Aye Shwe at the age of 18; the couple divorced during the same year, and remarried again in 1980.[4] He married another woman after settling in Chauk; the couple had Min Theinhka's only child, a son (b. 1961).[6]

References
  1. "Burmese guru Min Thein Kha dies at 71". Democratic Voice of Burma. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. "Min Thein Kha passes away". Mizzima. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "Burmese guru Min Thein Kha dies at 71," DVB, 4 August 2008
  4. de la Perrière, Bénédicte Brac (December 2022). "Min Theinhka: An Astrologer's Career through the Lens of Biography". Journal of Burma Studies. 26 (2): 203–237. doi:10.1353/jbs.2022.0011. ISSN 2010-314X.
  5. Khine Thazin Aung (11 August 2008). "Astrologer's funeral draws thousands of mourners". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  6. de la Perrière, Bénédicte Brac (December 2022). "Min Theinhka: An Astrologer's Career through the Lens of Biography". Journal of Burma Studies. 26 (2): 203–237. doi:10.1353/jbs.2022.0011. ISSN 2010-314X.
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