In this Burmese name, U is an honorific.U Lwin (Burmese: ဦးလွင်; 22 October 1924 – 6 December 2011) was a career army officer (ranked Colonel) in the Burmese Army and a National League for Democracy politician, who won a parliamentary seat in the Burmese general election, 1990, after contesting the Thongwa constituency.U Lwin was born in Rangoon's Pazundaung Township to parents Ba Tha and Thein.