"U Razak of Burma:" Online Version Book

A rare booklet paying tribute to U Razak, o­ne of the Burmese leaders assassinated alongside Gen Aung San in 1947, was issued o­n Thursday, the anniversary of his death and commemorated in Burma as Martyr’s Day.

The collection of 10 articles, "U Razak of Burma: A Teacher, a Leader, a Martyr," is distributed by his grandson, Myat Htoo Razak.

Although a Muslim, Razak won the high regard of many Burmese nationalists, including Gen Aung San, father of the detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

"Writings in English about Burma and related to U Razak usually say something along the lines of ‘Razak, a Muslim politician,’” said Myat Htoo Razak. “That is not an incorrect description, but alone it does not do justice to the rich contribution U Razak made to our country and to future generations.”

The book is translated from a Burmese language version, "Sayagyi U Razak As Retold By His Pupils,” published in September 1995 by the Mandalay Association.

The original book in Burmese contains 28 articles, each written by a former pupil of U Razak, who was headmaster of the Central National High School in Mandalay.

The o­nline version of the book is available at http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/U_Razak_of_Burma.pdf