General Secretary of Karen National Union
When he died, he was 64 and 2 daughters and 2 Sons were left.
He was born in Pantanaw township, Irrawaddy Division(Delta Region) on July 5th, 1944.
The origin is Poe Karen, Buddhism.
In 1961, while he was attending in Rangoon University participated the 7th July Affairs of Students uprising.
In 1966, he finished the University with B.A ( History). He was as an Underground members of KNU since he was University Student. After finished the graduation, he joined directly to the No. 3 Brigade of KNU,
Taungoo District.
In 1968, he marched through the Karen State to border of Shan and Karen stated to stay for a year with the
All Nationalities of Shan State Liberration . And he continued to Burmese Communist Party(BC) at China border.
He participated in the political trainings and seminars of BCP. He did not stay there for long because of disagreed the policies with BCP. He returned to Head Quarters of KNU, Pegu Hill Region at 1974.
In 1975, he was in Naung Lay Pin District of KNU when the gained of KNU reunification. From 1975 to 1984, he was a joint secretary of that district.
In 1984, he moved to the Head Quarters of KNU, Marnel Plaw, Thai-Burma border and he was elected as
a central committee of KNU.
Since 1988, he was selected as a person secretary officer of Gneral Saw Bo Mya(passed away) also.
In Year 2000, he was elected as General Secretary of KNU at 12th Congress and 13th Congress, 2004, until he was assassinated.
Pado Mahn Sha La Phan can organize and compromise between Karen and Burmese. Most of the nationalities of Burma respect and love him. He also writes some novels. His writer name is Ye San (Against to Flow).
Pado Man Sha La Phan is a representative of KNU to Democratic Aliens of Burma(DAB), and National Council of Union of Burma(NCUB), and he is a members of secretaries of NCUB until died.
At the 59th Anniversary of The Karen Revolutionary Day on 31st January, 2008. Pado Man Sha La Phan speeched to the Karen People,
That revolution started from the forced to be slavery to Karen, to liberate of the Karen People. So on, all Karen need to involve. We need to follow by The 4 principles of Saw Ba U Gyi. We need to continue to do by the leading of KNU. KNU also will stand for the Karen People to and end strongly.
Four Principles of Saw Ba U Gyi
On February 14th 2008, about 4:30 PM – while Man Sha was sitting up-stair, a black pick-up No.425 and 2 unknown men reached before Pado Man Sha La Phan’s house suddenly, and they went up-stair to get Man Sha and shoot his nest. Pado Man Sha La Phan was wounded twice again on his nest, and he died on the spot at verandah of his house. The unknown 2 gun men fled with their pick-up, eyewitness said.
