Thida Oo

Thida Oo
သီတာဦး
Minister of Legal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 August 2021
PresidentMyint Swe
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byOffice established
Attorney General of Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2021
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byHtun Htun Oo
Personal details
Born27 November 1964 (1964-11-27) (age 60)
Rangoon, Burma
NationalityBurmese
ChildrenMin Ye Myat Phone Khine
CabinetMin Aung Hlaing's military cabinet

Thida Oo (Burmese: သီတာဦး, also spelt Thidar Oo; born 27 November 1964 in Rangoon, Burma[1]) is the incumbent Minister of Legal Affairs and Union Attorney-General of Myanmar. She was appointed by the Burmese military on 2 February 2021.[2] Before accepting the appointment, she served as the Office of the Attorney-General's permanent secretary.

Personal life

Thida Oo has one son, Min Ye Myat Phone Khine, a medical doctor in Australia.[3][4]

Sanctions

On 31 January 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Thida Oo to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.[5] The UK and Canada joined the U.S in the sanctions against Oo, in a "coordinated action against Myanmar military regime, targeting individuals responsible for undermining democracy and rule of law".[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removal". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ "Myanmar military appoints additions to key personnel". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ^ "Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad". Reuters. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ "Children of the junta: the relatives of Myanmar's military regime living in Australia". the Guardian. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. ^ "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removal". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  6. ^ "UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar ahead of 1-year anniversary of coup". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. ^ "US, UK, Canada sanction top Myanmar justice officials". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.