Min Ko Naing

In this Burmese name, the given name is Min Ko Naing. There is no family name.
Min Ko Naing
Born
Paw Oo Tun

(1962-10-18) 18 October 1962 (age 62)
Yangon, Burma
EducationRangoon Arts & Sciences University, 3rd year B.S. Zoology[1]
Organization(s)All Burma Federation of Student Unions
88 Generation Students Group
The 88 Generation Peace and Open Society
Movement8888 Uprising
Parent(s)U Thet Nyunt, Daw Hla Kyi[1]
AwardsGwangju Prize for Human Rights (2009)
Civil Courage Prize (2005)
John Humphrey Freedom Award (1999)
National Order of Merit (2015)[2]
WebsiteMin Ko Naing
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Paw Oo Tun (Burmese: ပေါ်ဦးထွန်း [pɔ̀ ʔú tʰʊ́ɰ̃]; born 18 October 1962), better known by his alias Min Ko Naing (မင်းကိုနိုင် [mɪ́ɰ̃ kò nàɪɰ̃], lit. "conqueror of kings"), is a leading democracy activist and dissident from Myanmar. He has spent most of the years since 1988 imprisoned by the state for his opposition activities. The New York Times has described him as Burma's "most influential opposition figure after Daw Aung San Suu Kyi".[3]

  1. ^ a b "Political Prisoner Profile - Min Ko Naing" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 20 June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ "မင်းကိုနိုင် ပြင်သစ် National Order of Merit ဂုဏ်ထူးဆောင်ဆု ချီးမြှင့်ခံရ" [Leader to be awarded the French National Order of Merit]. VOA. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Seth Mydans (13 October 2007). "Myanmar Arrests 4 Top Dissidents, Human Rights Group Says". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2012.