U Pinnyasiha (ပညာသီဟ), commonly known as the Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw (Burmese: ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသီဟ, pronounced [ʃwèɲa̰wà sʰəjàdɔ̀]), is a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk, best known for teaching at Yangon Buddhist University in Kyimyindaing Township in Yangon. In December 2011, he met with Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, along with other civil society delegates. He was born in 1965 to U Htun Yin and Daw Hla Tot, in Phayagon village, Mandalay Division. In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.