Order of the Union of Burma

The Order of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ sìθù θɪ̀ɰ̃ɡəha̰]) is the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the government of Myanmar (also known as Burma).

Order of the Union of Burma
(Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha)
Established2 September 1948
Country Myanmar
GradesGrand Commander
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member
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Ribbon bar of the Order of the Union of Burma (military and civilian member)

The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British Order of Burma. The original order had been founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The title Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha may be used by the awardee.

Award classes

The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes:

  1. အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander
  2. သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer
  3. မဟာသရေစည်သူ Maha Thray Sithu - Commander
  4. သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer
  5. စည်သူ Sithu - Member

The first class consists of a gold braided salwe worn across the breast with the badge of the order suspended. It is decorated with a large gold and enamelled breast star surrounded by five small stars.

2nd class honors have a single breast star that is smaller than the first class version.

3rd class honors have a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck.

Recipients

Recipients of the Order include:

Agga Maha Thray Sithu

RecipientYear receivedNote
Praphas Charusathien 1956
Wan Waithayakon 1956
Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol 1956
Thein Sein2012
Sao Shwe Thaik ?

Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu

RecipientYear receivedNote
Dawee Chullasapya1956

Maha Thray Sithu

RecipientYear receivedNote
U Thant1961
Khin Maung Phyu1961
Lt-Gen Maung Bo2012
Lt-Gen Tin Oo2012
Lt-Gen Soe Win2012
Brigadier Aung Gyi1962

Thray Sithu

RecipientYear receivedNote
Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung2012
Lt-Gen Kyaw Than2012
Aung Ko Win 2020
Vice Senior General Soe Win 2022[1]

Sithu

RecipientYear receivedNote
Tin Tin Mya2012Singer
Khin Maung Nyunt2012
San Yin (San Shar Tin)2012
Dr. Kyaw Sein2012
Kyi Soe Tun2012
Myint Myint Khin2012
Shwe Nan Tin2012
Ledwinthar Saw Chit2013

See also

References

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