Maung Thit Min

Maung Thit Min, born Dewa was a prominent Burmese songwriter, composer and writer. Along with Thukhamein Hlaing,, and Min Chit Thu, he was considered one of the "Four Kings" of Burmese songwriting.
His father Colonel Tin Soe was a member of Burma's Revolutionary Council. He is a second son of U Tin Soe and Daw Mya Mya Than. He studied his secondary education through St. Paul High School. He began his writing career in 1971 and wrote fictional works including The Sun Rises in the East and Sets in the West, An Untold Story, Hug Me and Tomorrow is Blue. He began writing and composing lyrics for musicians, with his first release being an album for Soe Paing in 1974.
In November 2010, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He died on 5 June 2011 in Bangkok's Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital.