Ko Ni
| Ko Ni | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ကိုနီ |
| Born |
11 February 1953 Katha Township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar |
| Died | 29 January 2017 (aged 63) Yangon |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Education | B.A. (1975), LL.B. (1976) |
| Alma mater | Rangoon Arts and Science University |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Years active | 1976–2017 |
| Known for | Writer, legal advisor to the NLD |
| Spouse(s) | Tin Tin Aye |
| Children | Yin Nwe Khaing Aye Thi Khaing Thant Zin Oo |
| Parents |
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Ko Ni (Burmese: ကိုနီ, pronounced: [kò nì]; also known as U Ko Ni) (11 February 1953 – 29 January 2017) was a prominent Burmese lawyer and an expert on constitutional law. He was assassinated in Yangon, Myanmar, on 29 January 2017.
Ko Ni was born near Katha in Sagaing Division, Myanmar. A Burmese Muslim, his father was Sultan, a Bengali Muslim from India, and his mother was Khin Hla (also known as Halima), a Burmese Buddhist. His father had come to Burma in the early 1900s through his work with the British Indian army. His mother herself had a Muslim father and a Buddhist mother.
Ko Ni was a founder of Laurel Law Firm, and a member of the International Bar Association, the Independent Lawyers' Association of Myanmar, and the Myanmar Writers' Association. He joined the National League for Democracy (NLD) officially on 8 October 2013, after being a legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi for many years before that. He was credited with finding loopholes in the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar and in particular with creating the office of state counsellor, which enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the de facto head of government in 2016. He advocated constitutional change in Myanmar, believing that the 2008 Constitution, which was drafted by the military, should be replaced and not merely amended. He wrote six books on human rights issues and democratic elections, and was actively involved in the interfaith movement. He also spoke out against the Myanmar nationality law that stripped the Muslim minority Rohingya of Burmese citizenship.
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