Education
State School of Fine Arts.
State School of Fine Arts.
In this Burmese name, Maung is an honorific. Throughout his career, he authored over 220 comic books and directed several films. He was born Nyunt Tin in Taungoo, Burma to parents Maung Pu and Mya Yin.
He attended the State School of Fine Art and began his career at Mandalay’s Hantharwaddy newspaper.
He adopted the pen name "Maung Nyein Chan" during the publication of his first comic book, Yadana Pond. Maung Nyein Chan died on 29 June 2010 of a heart attack at the North Okkalapa Hospital.