Her Excellency Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |
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အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် | |||
Aung San Suu Kyi in September 2016
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State Counsellor of Myanmar | |||
Assumed office 6 April 2016 |
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President | Htin Kyaw | ||
Preceded by | Thein Sein (Prime Minister, 2011) | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||
Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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President | Htin Kyaw | ||
Deputy | Kyaw Tin | ||
Preceded by | Wunna Maung Lwin | ||
Minister of the President's Office | |||
Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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President | Htin Kyaw | ||
Preceded by |
Aung Min Hla Tun Soe Maung Soe Thein Thein Nyunt |
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President of the National League for Democracy | |||
Assumed office 18 November 2011 |
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Preceded by | Aung Shwe | ||
Leader of the Opposition | |||
In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016 |
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President | Thein Sein | ||
Preceded by | Sai Hla Kyaw | ||
General Secretary of the National League for Democracy | |||
In office 27 September 1988 – 18 November 2011 |
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Preceded by | Position established | ||
Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||
Member of the Burmese House of Representatives for Kawhmu |
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In office 2 May 2012 – 30 March 2016 |
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Preceded by | Soe Tint | ||
Succeeded by | Vacant | ||
Majority | 46,73 (71.38%) | ||
Personal details | |||
Born |
Rangoon, British Burma (now Yangon) |
19 June 1945 ||
Political party | National League for Democracy | ||
Spouse(s) | Michael Aris (m. 1972; d. 1999) |
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Children |
Alex Kim |
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Parents |
Aung San Khin Kyi |
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Residence | 54 University Avenue | ||
Alma mater |
University of Delhi St Hugh's College, Oxford SOAS, University of London |
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Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||
Awards |
Rafto Prize Sakharov Prize Nobel Peace Prize Jawaharlal Nehru Award International Simón Bolívar Prize Olof Palme Prize Bhagwan Mahavir World Peace Congressional Gold Medal |
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Signature | |||
Website | Party website | ||
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Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany, /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/, Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, and author who is the First and incumbent State Counsellor and Leader of the National League for Democracy. She is also the first woman to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, the Minister of the President's Office, the Minister of Electric Power and Energy, and the Minister of Education in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet, and from 2012 to 2016 was a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Kawhmu Township.