Thukhamein Hlaing

In this Burmese name, the given name is Thukhamein Hlaing. There is no family name.

Thukhamein Hlaing (Burmese: သုခမိန်လှိုင်, b. 1948^[1]), also known by his pen name Siddhattha Hlaing (သိဒ္ဓတ္ထလှိုင်) is a Burmese poet, songwriter, and writer. Along with contemporaries like Aung Cheint, he helped revolutionised contemporary Burmese poetry, by pivoting away from classical forms of Burmese poetry.^[2] He is a prolific pop music songwriter, closely associated with musicians like Kaiser, Connie, Hay Mar Nay Win, and May Sweet.^[1] Along with Maung Thit Min, Win Min Tway, and Min Chit Thu, he is considered one of the "Four Kings" (မင်းလေးမင်း) of Burmese songwriting.^[3]

Thukhamein Hlaing
သုခမိန်လှိုင်
Born	1948 (1948) (age 77) Burma
Other names	Siddhattha Hlaing
Occupations	Songwriter poet writer

Personal life

His daughter, San Yae (born c. 1989), is a singer.^[4]