Order of the Union of Burma

The Order of the Union of Myanmar ( ) is the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the government of Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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:

အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer မဟာသရေစည်သူ Maha Thray Sithu - Commander သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer 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 Recipient Year received Note Thein Sein 2012 Sao Shwe Thaik ?

Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Recipient Year received Note Min Aung Hlaing 2020

Maha Thray Sithu Recipient Year received Note U Thant 1961 Khin Maung Phyu 1961 Lt-Gen Maung Bo 2012 Lt-Gen Tin Oo 2012 Lt-Gen Soe Win 2012 Brigadier Aung Gyi 1962

Thray Sithu Recipient Year received Note Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung 2012 Lt-Gen Kyaw Than 2012 Aung Ko Win2020Vice Senior General Soe Win2022

Sithu Recipient Year received Note Tin Tin Mya 2012 Singer Khin Maung Nyunt 2012 San Yin (San Shar Tin) 2012 Dr. Kyaw Sein 2012 Kyi Soe Tun 2012 Myint Myint Khin 2012 Shwe Nan Tin 2012 Ledwinthar Saw Chit 2013 Nwae Nwae San 2012

See also Order of Burma Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha Salwe

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