Michael Aris Aung San Suu Kyi Sons

Aung san suu kyi with her british husband doctor michael aris.

Michael aris aung san suu kyi sons. Burma s pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi was reunited today with a son she last saw a decade ago in an emotional meeting at the yangon airport 10 days after she was released from detention. Kim aris was just 11 in march 1988 when suu kyi left their north oxford home to return to burma to nurse her dying mother daw khin kyi the formidable widow of the independence leader aung sun. Aung san suu kyi married michael aris in 1971 and gave birth to first son alexander a year later second son kim born in 1977 separation starts in 1988 when suu kyi returns to burma in 1989. Aung san suu kyi.

The couple raised their two sons in england i knew there would be problems she said of her mid life decision to go into politics. Aris family collection getty images. Alexander myint san aung aris burmese. Michael aris aung san suu kyi and their first son alexander in 1973 credit.

In 1972 aris married aung san suu kyi whom he had met while at the university. Michael aris s identical twin brother anthony aris similarly became a scholar of tibetan studies and founded serindia publications to focus on bringing tibetan history and culture to modern audiences.