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Hsu Pan Htwar

Burmese singer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ13065621
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Hsu Pan Htwar (Burmese: ဆုပန်ထွာ, MLCTS: hsu pan thwa), born Ye Nanda Thu (Burmese: ရဲနန္ဒသူ, MLCTS: rai nanda su) on 10 June 1978, is a Burmese actress and singer. She is considered one of the most successful actresses in Burmese cinema, achieving fame as a singer as well. Throughout her career, she has acted in over 700 films and released two music albums. Su Pan Htwar was nominated as Best Actress at the 2002 Myanmar Academy Awards for her performance in the film Dat Khe.

Early life and education

Su Pan Htwar was born on 10 June 1978 in Myanaung, Myanmar, to her father Ye Myint Aung, a government official who served as the director general of Electric Power Corporation (EPC), and her mother Cho Zin Thein. She is the third daughter among five siblings. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 6 Alone. She graduated from Dagon University with a degree in zoology and a part-time evening diploma in EP from West Yangon Technological University.

Career

1999–2000: Acting debut and recognition

She began her career in 1999 as a singer and competed in local music contests and won a prize at the Mild Seven, a singing competition.

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The public source identifies “Hsu Pan Htwar” as burmese singer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Htwar, Burmese and singer.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1978, 2002, 1999, 2000—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1982-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Htwar, Burmese and singer providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q13065621. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978, 2002, 1999 and 2000.

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This entry incorporates text from Hsu Pan Htwar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.