Sao Hkun Hkio (Burmese: စဝ်ခွန်ချို, pronounced [saʊ kʰʊ̀ɴ tɕʰò]; 19 August 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Burmese political figure and diplomat who served as acting Foreign Minister of Myanmar in 1948, 4th Foreign Minister of Myanmar (1950-1958, & 1960-1962) as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Burma in the era of 1st Prime Minister of Burma U Nu. He was known for being the longest serving Foreign Minister of Myanmar. He additionally served as the last Saopha of Möngmit from 1936 to 1952. His elder brother-in-law, Sao San Tun was the Saopha of Mongpawn who was assassinated along with General Aung San, father of modern-day Burma who served as 5th Premier of British Burma Crown Colony from 26 September 1946 to 19 July 1947.

Sao Hkun Hkio
စဝ်ခွန်ချို
Deputy Prime Minister of Burma
In office
1950–1958
Prime MinisterU Nu
Ba Swe
Preceded byNe Win
Succeeded byThein Maung
Deputy Prime Minister of Burma
In office
1960–1962
Prime MinisterU Nu
Preceded byLun Baw
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1950–1958
Prime MinisterU Nu Ba Swe
Preceded byE Maung
Succeeded byThein Maung
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1960–1962
Prime MinisterU Nu
Preceded byThein Maung
Succeeded byThi Han
Saopha of Möngmit
In office
1936–1959
Preceded bySao Khin Maung Gye
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born(1912-08-19)August 19, 1912
DiedOctober 21, 1990(1990-10-21) (aged 78)
NationalityBurmese
SpouseBeatrice Mabel Hkio
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge

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Personal life

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He notably received his education at Framlingham College and got BA degree in 1934 from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, reportedly meeting his wife Beatrice Mabel Hkio while dog-walking on Parker's Piece.[1]

He had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, all of which grew up and lived in England.

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  1. ^ "Burma: a poisoned Shangri-La". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2015.