Aung San Oo
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Aung San Oo | |
|---|---|
| အောင်ဆန်းဦး | |
| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Lei Lei Nwe Thein |
| Parent(s) | Aung San Khin Kyi |
| Relatives | Aung San Suu Kyi (sister) Aung San Lin (brother) Aung San Chit (sister) Alexander Aris (nephew) Kim Aris (nephew) Ba Win (uncle) Sein Win (cousin) |
Aung San Oo (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းဦး, born in 1943) is a Burmese American engineer who is the elder brother of politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi; the two are the only surviving children of Burmese independence leader Aung San.
Aung San Oo was born in 1943.[1] He was educated in England, attended University College London and graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering.[2] He immigrated to the United States in 1973, becoming an American citizen.[3][4]
Aung San Oo has been described by the Burmese Lawyers' Council and the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma as a potential surrogate of the junta in an attempt to humiliate Aung San Suu Kyi and place her in an untenable position.[5][6] Time magazine reports that, according to Burmese exiles and observers in Rangoon, the junta used the alleged surrogacy of Aung San Oo and his lawsuit as an act of spite against the National League for Democracy leader.[7]
In 2005, Aung San Oo initiated the construction of a large mansion in Bagan. Being a U.S. citizen, he is legally unable to own property in Myanmar – a point that led to the Rangoon High Court dismissing his claim for a half-share in a house in Rangoon. Nevertheless, it is understood that his wife's family is serving as a proxy on his behalf.[8]
When Aung San Suu Kyi came to power in 2015, Aung San Oo started his personal website and began attacking Suu Kyi's government. On 8 October 2020, the NLD government banned Aung San Oo's website due to the spread of fake news.[2]
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