Kyaw Hla Aung

U Kyaw Hla Aung (16 August 1940 – 1 August 2021[1]) was a Burmese lawyer and civil rights activist and member of the Rohingya community.

U Kyaw Hla Aung
Born(1940-08-16)16 August 1940
Akyab,Burma
Died1 August 2021(2021-08-01) (aged 80)
Botahtaung, Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityMyanmar
EducationBachelor of Art (1960), LL.B (1982)
OccupationLawyer
Political partyNational Democratic Party for Human Rights
Parents
  • U Yusuf (father)
  • Daw Gul Badan (mother)
AwardsAurora Prize for Awakening Humanity (2018)
  1. ^ "Aurora Prize Laureate Hla Aung passes away". Public Radio of Armenia. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.