Recognized Staff and Students
- Colonel Dr. Pe Thein (Class of 1941) (deceased) - Former Minister for Education and Health (retired 1997) and former lecturer at Yangon and Mandalay Universities. Achieved PhD from the University of Durham, United Kingdom. Awarded the honorary rank of Colonel for his contribution to medical sciences and public health in Myanmar although no military service was performed.
- Brigadier General Tun Tun Naung (Class of 1979) - Current Commander of Central-East Command and former Deputy Commandant of Burma's elite Defence Services Academy
- Thiri Pyanchi U Tay Za (Class of 1980) - owner of Air Bagan and Htoo Group of Companies. He was awarded the country's highest honours for civilians, called Thiri Pyanchi, for his contribution towards socio-economical development of the country. Asia Green Development Bank, one of the largest private banks in Myanmar, is owned by U Tay Za.
- Sao Ohn Hseng (Class of 1996) - National Representative in Asian Games & Southeast Asian Games - Swimmer.
- Dr. Yi Mon Aye (Class of 1997) - Scientist (Biochemistry and Cancer Biology): Achieved the highest overall score in British General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (A-levels) throughout the whole of UK and was awarded a prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry for achieving top marks in A-level Chemistry. She won a gold medal in the British Council’s first International Student Awards. Yi Mon Aye graduated from the University of Oxford, UK, with a Chemistry degree and received PhD from Harvard University in 2009. Through her research for PhD thesis, she has made some significant contribution towards the field of biochemistry and the understanding of cancer diseases. She is now a post-doctoral research fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA working on cancer -related areas of Biochemistry.
- Suu Myat Soe (Class of 2000) - South East Asian Games Gold Medalist & World-Class sailor
- Dr. Nyein Chan (Class of 2002) - Scientist (Mathematics and Theoretical Physics/Cosmology). He was educated at University College London in the UK where he stayed on to do research for PhD, which he achieved at the age of 26. He is one of the few young Myanmar Scientists working in the field of cosmology. He worked on taking a dynamical systems approach to investigate the various models of dark energy, a hypothetical type of energy believed to be responsible for the accelerated expansion of the universe.
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