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Kyar Ba Nyein (Kyar (Tiger)) was born on 23 November, 1923 in Mandalay, Burma, British India, is a Burmese boxer. Discover Kyar Ba Nyein's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Kyar (Tiger)
Occupation N/A
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November 1923
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Mandalay, Burma, British India
Date of death 8 July, 1979
Died Place Rangoon, Burma
Nationality Burma

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Kyar Ba Nyein Height, Weight & Measurements

At 55 years old, Kyar Ba Nyein height is 5 ft and Weight 54 kg.

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Height 5 ft
Weight 54 kg
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Kyar Ba Nyein Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kyar Ba Nyein worth at the age of 55 years old? Kyar Ba Nyein’s income source is mostly from being a successful boxer. He is from Burma. We have estimated Kyar Ba Nyein's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1923

Kyar Ba Nyein (ကျား ဘငြိမ်း ; 23 November 1923 – 8 July 1979) was the Burmese Lethwei fighter and boxer who participated in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics and was a pioneer in modernizing Lethwei.

Ba Nyein started boxing at the age of 13 and fought in about 50 matches over 20 years until retiring from fighting at the age of 33.

Born in 1923, Ba Nyein's official height was listed at 5 ft. 4 inches, weighing in at 120 lbs.

He and his wife, Kyi Kyi, had 10 children by the time Ba Nyein was 40.

Ba Nyein (Mohammad Mustafa) studied at Wesleyan School (BEHS 16 Mandalay) and later transferred to SPG (the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) in Foreign Parts' Royal diocesan high school (No. 10 BEHS Mandalay) for a few years.

Lastly, he studied at the Mandalay National High School (present day BEHS 2 Mandalay), where he started learning boxing.

He was trained by Sinhalese Anglo-Burman Bill Fisher.

1925

He established Golden Tiger Boxing clubs in Dah dan 25th street and another near the Burma Muslim Congress on 83rd street.

1936

In 1936, he became National School Cup Champion at 13.

During the Second World War, he left school.

After the war, Nyein painted for a living with the Allied soldiers.

He was the champion of the Kyar-Hto game, which is a Burmese variant of the board game Draughts.

He got his nickname "Kyar" (Tiger) from the famous Burmese Draughts player in Mandalay, Ba Than Gyi (known as "Kyar" Ba Than Gyi) who taught him the tactics and strategy of the game.

He soon adopted the nickname "Kyar Kalay" (Little Tiger).

1947

In 1947, he trained with the famous boxer Than Yin, a Mandalay Police Officer, who received the best boxer award given by world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney in Sri Lanka.

Ba Nyein learned his famous "infighting" from Than Yin.

In the 1947 boxing tournament, he won the Bantamweight class and became Champion, and newspapers started to call him Kyar Kalay Ba Nyein.

This was later changed to Kyar Ba Nyein.

When he established the Golden tiger boxing club, his ring name was firmly established as Kyar Ba Nyein.

1949

Ba Nyein was awarded "The best boxer who used scientific techniques" award in 1949.

(He competed with Min Kywe, Samuel from St. Paul, Ki White and Saw Hadi).

1951

His best known match occurred in 1951 with the Indian featherweight Champion B. Bose.

The Indian team won six matches against Burmese contenders, but Kyar Ba Nyein bested the Indian in that match.

B. Bose, who Kyar Ba Nyein defeated, was India's best featherweight champion and was selected to represent India twice in the previous Olympics.

1952

Because of this, Kyar Ba Nyein was selected to compete on behalf of Burma in the 15th Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.

Ba Nyein was sent to Bangkok for International Boxing Association's Referee examination.

1953

Kyar Ba Nyein was a pioneer who drew up the modern scientific rules and regulations that have been used since 1953 for Burmese traditional boxing, or Lethwei.

He went around all of Burma, especially up to the Mon and Karen states, near Thailand, where there are a lot of villagers actively training in Lethwei.

He brought some fighters back to Mandalay and Rangoon.

1954

He trained hundreds of young boxers, and was appointed a boxing trainer in 1954 by the National Fitness Council.

Ye Chit, Ye Swe, Ye Myint and Ye Tint were the boxers he trained from Mandalay.

Tint Tun, Alexandria and Hla Shwe (Navy) from Rangoon were also his trainees.

Kyar Ba Nyein was so proud about the success of his boxers that he once told Ludu Daw Ah Mar that he never got serious injuries or scars during his 50 boxing matches, including seven with foreigners.

However, he got multiple scars, while training his boxers, because he allowed his trainees to hit him during training sessions, to teach in a practical way: how to fight back without retreating to avoid the opponent's assault.

1992

On June 20, 1992, the International Olympic Committee awarded badges of honor to selected athletes who partook in the Olympic Games.

Ba Nyein was one of the recipients in the Boxing category.

Ba Nyein started as a volunteer sports reporter for the Ludu newspaper and the Ludu Journal, following his younger brother Ba Thein, who was already a reporter at that newspaper.

His numerous articles, stories on World Boxing matches, news reports, and sports news commentaries were later published regularly in magazines and journals such as Myawaddy, Thwe Thauk (Comrade), Mogyo (Thunder) and Tagun (Banner).

His first book published was Blood on the sand.

He was the first Burmese to train youths on the street.