Kyaw Hein

Kyaw Hein (ကျော်ဟိန်း, [tɕɔ̀ héɪɰ̃]; born Kyaw Htay, 14 July 1947 – 11 July 2020) was a Burmese actor, director and singer. He was a five-time winner of the Myanmar Academy Award. He had starred in hundreds of movies. He was seen as one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema.[1] He retired in 2008 and became a Theravada Buddhist monk.[2] He held the Dharma name Kittisāra (ကိတ္တိသာရ). His best known movie roles were in Kanyar Pyo Nae Zayar Ao, Sone Yay and Wai Lae Mhway Kyway Lae Mhway.

Kyaw Hein
ကျော်ဟိန်း
Born
Kyaw Htay

(1947-07-14)14 July 1947
Kyaung Kone Road, Sanchaung Township, Burma (present-day Myanmar)
Died11 July 2020 (2020-07-12) (aged 73)
Canberra, Australia
Other namesKittisāra (Dharma name)
Sayadaw U Kittithara
CitizenshipMyanmar (Burma)
EducationBasic Education High School No. 4 Ahlone
OccupationActor
Singer
Film director
Years active1968–2008
Spouse(s)Sandar (1960s–1970s)
Than Nwe Aye
RelativesDwe (nephew)
AwardsMyanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Actor for 1979, 1982, 1989, 2003, Best Supporting Actor for 1994)
Websitehttps://www.athithedi.com

Hein died on 11 July 2020 in Canberra, Australia from stroke-related problems, aged 72.[3]

References

  1. Birmanie Myanmar. Petit Futé. 19 April 2007. p. 109. ISBN 978-2-7469-1599-2.
  2. Nilar (28 July 2008). "Life as monk for actor Kyaw Hein". The Myanmar Times (Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.). http://mmtimes.com/no429/t001.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2008. 
  3. ဦးပဉ္ဇင်း ဦးကိတ္တိသာရ (မင်းသားကြီး (ဦး) ကျော်ဟိန်း) ရဲ့ သမီး မခင်ခင်ခ နဲ့ ဘီဘီစီ ဆက်သွယ်မေးမြန်းချက် (in Burmese)