Physical Stats & More
| Height | 175 cm |
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| Weight | 80 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | White |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | B.E.H.S(1) Katha, Sagaing, Burma |
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| College | Rangoon Arts and Science University, Yangon |
| Qualifications | B.A. LLB |
Personal Life
| Date of Death | 29 January 2017 |
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| Place of Death | Yangon International Airport, Myanmar |
| Death Cause | Assassination |
| Hometown | Yangon, Myanmar |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||
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| Wife | Tin Tin Aye | ||||
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Family
| Father | - Not Known |
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| Mother | - Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. U Ko Ni was a well-known human rights lawyer and legal adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar's NLD. | |
| 2. He was a Burmese Muslim and a Supreme Court Lawyer with a vast experience of handling over 900 criminal cases and 1400 civil cases. | |
| 3. In 1995, he co-founded the Laurel Law Firm with two other advocates. | |
| 4. U Ko Ni authored six books focusing on human rights and democratic elections. | |
| 5. He actively participated in the interfaith peace movement. | |
| 6. Tragically, on January 29, 2017, upon returning from a government delegation trip to Indonesia, he was fatally shot outside the airport while hiring a taxi around 5 pm. The assassin, identified as U Kyi Lin from Mandalay, Myanmar, also killed the taxi driver. |
