Real Name | Aung San Suu Kyi |
Nick Name | Daw Suu, Amay Suu |
Profession | Politician, Diplomat, and Author |
Height | in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 62 kg
in Pounds- 137 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Date of Birth | 19 June 1945 |
Age | 72 Years |
Birth Place | Rangoon, British Burma (now Yangon) |
Zodiac | Gemini |
Nationality | Burmese |
Home Town | Rangoon, British Burma (now Yangon), Myanmar |
School | Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon, Yangon, Myanmar |
College | University of Delhi
St Hugh's College, Oxford
SOAS, University of London |
Education | • On 27 September 1988, she entered politics and founded a political party- National League for Democracy.
• On 20 July 1989, she was put under house arrest.
• In the 1990 General Elections, NLD secured 80% parliamentary seat. However, Burmese military refused to hand over the power to Suu Kyi and she was again put under house arrest.
• On 13 November 2010, she was released from being under house arrest by the Junta Military.
• On 18 January 2012, in special parliamentary elections, Suu Kyi formally registered to contest a Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house) seat in the Kawhmu Township constituency.
• On 1 April 2012, she won her seat and her party won 43 of the 45 contested seats and she became the official Leader of the Opposition in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
• On 2 May 2012, she took her oath and took office.
• On 9 July 2012, Suu Kyi entered the Parliament for the first time as a lawmaker.
• On 6 July 2012, she announced to run for the presidency in Myanmar's 2015 elections. However, she was constitutionally barred for the presidency.
• In the President Htin Kyaw government, she took over the roles of President's Office Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister, Electric Power and Energy Minister and Education Minister.
• on 1 April 2016, she was appointed the State Counsellor (a post created by Htin Kyaw for Suu Kyi) of Myanmar. |
Religion | Theravada Buddhist |
Martial Status | Widowed |
Spouse | Late Michael Aris, Historian |
Net Worth | Not Known |
Debut | On 27 September 1988, when she founded a political party- National League for Democracy (NLD) |
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family | Father- Aung San (Politician and Burmese Freedom Fighter)
Mother- Khin Kyi
Brother- Aung San Lin, Aung San Oo
Sisters- N/A |
Children | Son- Alex
Daughter- Kim |
Affairs | • On 27 September 1988, she entered politics and founded a political party- National League for Democracy.
• On 20 July 1989, she was put under house arrest.
• In the 1990 General Elections, NLD secured 80% parliamentary seat. However, Burmese military refused to hand over the power to Suu Kyi and she was again put under house arrest.
• On 13 November 2010, she was released from being under house arrest by the Junta Military.
• On 18 January 2012, in special parliamentary elections, Suu Kyi formally registered to contest a Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house) seat in the Kawhmu Township constituency.
• On 1 April 2012, she won her seat and her party won 43 of the 45 contested seats and she became the official Leader of the Opposition in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.
• On 2 May 2012, she took her oath and took office.
• On 9 July 2012, Suu Kyi entered the Parliament for the first time as a lawmaker.
• On 6 July 2012, she announced to run for the presidency in Myanmar's 2015 elections. However, she was constitutionally barred for the presidency.
• In the President Htin Kyaw government, she took over the roles of President's Office Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister, Electric Power and Energy Minister and Education Minister.
• on 1 April 2016, she was appointed the State Counsellor (a post created by Htin Kyaw for Suu Kyi) of Myanmar. |