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Maung Maung Ta's father, Khan
Bahadur Hajee Gulam Hussain Sherazee, was consul for Persia in Burma (1929–1944), as was his grandfather, Khan Bahadur Aga Ali Akbar Sherazee (1910–1929). His secondary education ended in 1941, when the British presence withdrew to India. At that time, he was in the 10th
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College arranged by the British Services Mission in Burma under Major-General Temple of the United Kingdom. Maung Maung Ta stood first in the
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Minister for Trade U Raschid and the hospital committee, Maung Maung Ta became the Chief Administrator in control of the Muslim Free Hospital in Barr Street, Rangoon. The Hospital was returned by him in a “better” shape to the Hospital Committee after 3 years sole management.
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Metropolitan University to travel to London in March 2005 and attend the convocation held at the Athenaeum in London on 29 March. Awarded a PhD from Dublin Metropolitan University; returned to Yangon from London on 17 April 2005. Upon his return he was immediately required to
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December 17 with “severe multiple gastric erosion’, “bleeding in stomach with melaena stool’, at Taw Win Hospital after he had fasted the full 30 days of Ramadan. 55 bottles of blood transfusion were given within seven days. Clinically dead twice. Discharged from hospital on 16
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Jubilee birthday celebrations in Yangon with a lifelong achievement photo and video exhibition at the Mogul Hall, patronised by 8000 guests within 8 days. The materials displayed was vetted by the Myanmar government.
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October 1–3, while the 58th General Assembly of the UN is taking place. Refused a visa to enter the US because of being designated a member of a terrorist organisation by the secretary, Department of Homeland Security
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Burmese) was turned into a feature film in 1954, produced by Cascade Pictures of Hollywood, directed by George Seitz (Jr) and filmed on location in Burma. The English version of the screen script was written by
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titled “Love and Hate”, starring himself as the heart specialist Dr Arthur Maughan Ta, with his wife May acted by Ma Thida. The all Myanmar cast included five times Myanmar Academy Award winner
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Maung Maung Ta as president of the AMSMO plays host in Rangoon to Mr Innamullah Khan, the secretary general of the World Muslim Congress - Rabita.
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Maung Maung Ta's debut into the Myanmar cinema industry was spectacular. Prime Minister U Nu himself appeared on the screen of
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and Ali Akbar as Alex's father. The English speaking movie with an all Myanmar cast with Thida Win and
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in the cast was not permitted to be shown in Myanmar.
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