Than Oo (Burmese: သန်းဦး) is a prominent Burmese educator and Ministry of Education (MOE) official.He was born in Chaungnadan village in Pyay Township, Pegu Province (now Bago Region), located 170 miles (270 km) north of Rangoon (now Yangon) in 1928. His mother was mentally ill, while his father and elder brother died when Than Oo was young. Than Oo studied at Rangoon University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in education. He continued his study at the University of Hawaii, through a scholarship with the East-West Center, and obtained a Master of Education in 1963. Wikipedia
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