Crown Prince Shwebomin was born in 1942 and is a pretender

Pretender

A pretender is one who claims entitlement to an unavailable position of honour or rank. Most often it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival, or has been abolished....

 to the throne of Burma. The last monarch to rule Burma was King Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....

 and was exiled in 1885. Shwebomin claimed titles are disputed because Prince Taw Phaya

Taw Phaya

H.R.H. Prince Edward Taw Phaya is the Pretender to the Throne of Burma . He was born the second son of Princess Myat Phaya, his older brother being assassinated by Communist insurgents in 1947. Upon the death of his mother in 1962, he became the Head of the Royal House of Konbaung.-Family:Edward...

 is the only surviving grandson of King Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....

, since the Konbaung Dynasty

Konbaung dynasty

The Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of modern state of Burma...

 was the last ruling dynasty of Burma before the monarchy was abolished.

Education

Shwebomin earned a degree in mechanical engineering and a masters in thermodynamics. He further earned a masters degrees in business administration at Cranfield University

Cranfield University

Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...

, and later earned a masters in international relations at the University of Kent

University of Kent

The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...

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Exile

At the age of 13, he left Burma due to the oppression of the Burmese Junta that took control of the country. He was sent to the United Kingdom for his safety and to continue his education.

Shwebomin is a professor at East London College, Leytonstone

Leytonstone

Leytonstone is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a high density suburban area, located seven miles north east of Charing Cross in the ceremonial county of Greater London and the historic county of Essex...

, England.

He is an philanthropist and is a patron to the Philip Green Memorial Trust

Philip Green Memorial Trust

The Philip Green Memorial Trust , was formed in 1985 by Cyril Paskin following the death of his close friend and fellow philanthropist, Philip Green....

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In July 2009, he was selected by the Foreign Press Association of London to introduce the film Stephen Desmond's documentary, The Jaweed Al Ghussein Story.

Royal Burma Society

In 1982, he established the Royal Burma Society that gives assistance to Burmese people, refugees located in Thailand and a YMCA orphanage in Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

.http://www.caiegraham.page.tl/Royal-Burma-Society-of-Great-Britain.htm

He has advocated the removal of the military junta in Burma and his return as King under a Constitutional Monarchy

Constitutional monarchy

Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution...

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Quotes

• My aim is to bring democracy to Burma with me as king
• It lifts my spirits because we are fighting for democracy and freedom today in Burma - referring to General Orde Wingate as leader of the Chindits
  Chindits
  The Chindits were a British India "Special Force" that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed into long range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines...
  
   in Burma against the Japanese forces.

External links

• The Royal Burma Society
• East End exile for Burmese prince
• Interview about Leadership & Selflessness with Prince Shwebomin by The Defining Moment
• Interview about Power Vs. Moral Authority with Prince Shwebomin by The Defining Moment
• Exiled prince of Burma gets royal treatment at ceremony
• Interview of Prince Shwebomin
• Prince Shwebomin guest speaker at memorial for General Orde Wingate
• Photograph of Russian Composer Nikolai Ryskov with HRH Prince Shwebomin