Chan Htoon

Justice Chan Htoon (Burmese: ချမ်းထွန်း, pronounced [tɕʰáɴ tʰʊ́ɴ] 1906–1988) was Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma, and the architect of the first constitution of Burma in 1947. Chan Htoon served as the President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists from 1958 to 1963. He was imprisoned from 1963 to 1967 by the Burmese military government. After his release he devoted the rest of his life to Buddhism including supporting the task of translating Pali texts into English.

He was married to Khin Khin Thein and had several children, including Ye Htoon.

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Name	Htoon, Chan
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Date of birth	1906
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Date of death	1988
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