U Ko Ni (Suu Kyi adviser) Age, Wife, Biography, Death Cause & More

Bio
Real Name	U Ko Ni
Nickname	Ko Ni
Profession	Lawyer, Writer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year 1951
Date of Death	29 January 2017
Place of Death	Yangon International Airport, Myanmar
Death Cause	Assassination
Age (as in 2016)	65 Years
Birth Place	Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality	Burmese
Hometown	Yangon, Myanmar
School	B.E.H.S(1) Katha, Sagaing, Burma
College	Rangoon Arts and Science University, Yangon
Educational Qualifications	B.A. LLB
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Islam
Controversies	• He opposed the military-drafted 2008 constitution and called it "a fake federal constitution." • In 2015, he criticized the National League for Democracy (NLD) for not selecting any Muslim candidates in the national elections.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Tin Tin Aye
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- Yin Nwe Khine

Some Lesser Known Facts About U Ko Ni

• Does U Ko Ni smoke?: Not Known

• Does U Ko Ni drink alcohol?: Not Known

• U Ko Ni was a popular human rights lawyer and a legal adviser to Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

• He was a Burmese Muslim and a Supreme Court Lawyer who had handled 900+ criminal cases and 1400+ civil cases.

• He founded Laurel Law Firm in 1995 with 2 other advocates.

• He wrote 6 books on human rights issues and democratic elections.

• He was involved in the interfaith peace movement.

• On 29 January 2017, on his return from a government delegation trip to Indonesia, he was shot in the head when he was hiring a taxi outside the airport around 5 pm by an assassin who also killed the taxi driver. Later, the assassin was identified by police as U Kyi Lin from Mandalay, Myanmar.