Hla

M.T. Hla (U Tun Hla, Burmese: ထွန်းလှ) (1874–1946) was an early pioneer watercolor and oil painter of Burma who painted in the Western style. M.T. Hla was the signature he used for signing his paintings, which was apparently derived from the initials in the name Maung Tun Hla.

Dr. Hla Pe (Burmese: လှဘေ, pronounced [l̥a̰ pʰè]; 1913 – 2007) was a prominent Burmese language linguist and a longtime contributor to the Myanmar–English Dictionary. He was professor of Burmese language and culture at the University of London from 1966 to 1980.

Hla Myint Swe (Burmese: လှမြင့်ဆွေ [l̥a̰ mjɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰwè]) is an artist, photographer and author from Myanmar. He was born in Bamaw, Kachin State, Myanmar in 1948. He attended the Defence Services Academy, Pyin Oo Lwin and after graduating served in various positions as an army officer. As of 2010, he was head of the Public Relations and Information Department of the Yangon City Development Committee.

Hla Myint (Burmese: လှမြင့် [l̥a̰ mjɪ̰ɰ̃]; 1920 – 2017) was a Burmese economist noted as one of the pioneers of development economics as well as for his contributions to welfare economics. He stressed, long before it became popular, the importance of export-orientation as the most useful "engine of growth".

Sanda Min Hla (Burmese: စန္ဒာမင်းလှ, pronounced [sàɰ̃dà mɪ́ɰ̃ l̥a̰]; c. 1300s–1363/64) was a Burmese queen. She was the chief queen consort of three kings of Martaban, and the real palace power behind the throne. Her murder of her second husband King Saw E, grandson of king of Sukhothai provoked an invasion from Sukhothai. Her third husband King Binnya E Law, whom she also placed on the throne, defeated the invasion.

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Her personal name was Hnin An Po (နှင်းအံပို; Burmese pronunciation: [n̥ɪ́ɰ̃ ʔàɰ̃ pò]). In 1323, when her first husband Saw Zein ascended the throne, and she became the chief queen with the title of Sanda Min Hla.