# Alexander Aris

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{{Short description|British civil rights activist (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Alexander Aris
| native_name        = Myint San Aung <br/> {{nobold|{{lang|my|မြင့်ဆန်းအောင်}}}}
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| birth_name         = Alexander Myint San Aung Aris
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [London](/source/London), England
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| occupation         = Civil rights activist
| father             = [Michael Aris](/source/Michael_Aris)
| mother             = [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi)
| relatives          = [Aung San](/source/Aung_San) (grandfather) <br/> [Khin Kyi](/source/Khin_Kyi) (grandmother)
| alma_mater         = [Northern Illinois University](/source/Northern_Illinois_University)
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{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}
'''Alexander Myint San Aung Aris''' ({{langx|my|မြင့်ဆန်းအောင်}}<!--The use of the HTML entity is the only way to make sure the Burmese characters display correctly-->, {{IPA|my|mjɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰáɰ̃ àʊɰ̃|pron}}; born 12 April 1973) is the elder son of [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi) and [Michael Aris](/source/Michael_Aris). He is also a grandson of [Aung San](/source/Aung_San), who is credited with achieving the independence of Myanmar (although he was assassinated in 1947, six months before the independence). He has been representing his mother, who has been detained by the military junta for years; he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for her, and on many other awards and occasions, he has represented her.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Activist's Son Accepts Nobel Peace Prize |newspaper=[The Macon Telegraph](/source/The_Macon_Telegraph) |date=11 Dec 1991 |page=12 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/848637439/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |via=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Son accepts Nobel Prize for detained Burmese Dissident |newspaper=[York Daily Record](/source/York_Daily_Record) |date=11 Dec 1991 |page=4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/554442325/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |via=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Aris was born on 12 April 1973 at [Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital](/source/Queen_Charlotte's_and_Chelsea_Hospital) in [Hammersmith](/source/Hammersmith), [London](/source/London)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wintle|first=Justin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0P-DQAAQBAJ&dq=alexander+aris+born+london+hospital&pg=PT180|title=Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Prisoner of Conscience|date=2008-03-18|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-62636-754-8|language=en}}</ref> to Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris. His younger brother Kim Aris was born in 1977. His family home was in [Park Town](/source/Park_Town%2C_Oxford), [North Oxford](/source/North_Oxford). In March 1988, his mother returned to Burma in order to nurse her dying mother [Daw Khin Kyi](/source/Khin_Kyi), the wife of [Aung San](/source/Aung_San).<ref name=Telegraph2012>{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Stanford | title=The pain of Aung Sun Suu Kyi's sons, parted from their mother for 25 years |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9349279/The-pain-of-Aung-Sun-Suu-Kyis-sons-parted-from-their-mother-for-25-years.html |newspaper=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) | date=22 June 2012 | access-date=21 April 2014 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526123324/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9349279/The-pain-of-Aung-Sun-Suu-Kyis-sons-parted-from-their-mother-for-25-years.html | archive-date=26 May 2014 }}</ref> She did not return to Oxford until June 2012, having been placed under house arrest in Burma for political reasons in 1989.

==Education==
Aris was educated at two private schools in his home city of [Oxford](/source/Oxford): at [Dragon School](/source/Dragon_School), a co-educational preparatory school, followed by [Magdalen College School](/source/Magdalen_College_School%2C_Oxford), a senior school for boys, which he left in 1990. He graduated from [Northern Illinois University](/source/Northern_Illinois_University) in the United States and received a [MSc](/source/MSc) in [Mathematical Sciences](/source/Mathematical_Sciences).

==Life after mother's detention==
In 1989, Alexander and his brother Kim were both stripped of their Burmese citizenships by the ruling junta (military government). The two brothers are British nationals.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IL04Ae01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516083031/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IL04Ae01.html |url-status=unfit |archive-date=16 May 2008 |title=Myanmar back on a roadmap to nowhere |publisher=Asia Times Online |date=4 December 2007}}</ref> In 1988, when Kim Aris was only 11, his mother had to leave their home in [Oxford](/source/Oxford) to look after her dying mother in Burma.<ref name=Telegraph2012/>

In 1991, Alexander's mother [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi) won the [Nobel Peace Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) for her efforts in Burma. At the time, Alexander Aris (age 18) and his brother Kim Aris (age 14) accepted the prize on their mother's behalf.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobel Prizes awarded |newspaper=[The News and Observer](/source/The_News_and_Observer) |date=11 December 1991 |page=18 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/656558086/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |via=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> The Nobel Peace Prize's 1.3 million [USD](/source/USD) prize money was used to establish a [health](/source/health) and [education](/source/education) trust for the Burmese people.<ref>Miller, J. E. ''Who's who in contemporary women's writing.'' p. 22. Routledge, 2001.</ref> Over the years, Aris has accepted many awards and given many speeches on behalf of his mother. They include accepting The Award of the International Human Rights Law Group; welcoming the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Spain;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=8 |title=By Aung San Suu Kyi (Statements, Speeches, Writings, Interviews) |publisher=Online Burma/Myanmar Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601092626/http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=8 |archive-date=2010-06-01 }}</ref> and accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1059551.stm |title=Clinton honours Burma's Suu Kyi |publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC) |work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News) |date=7 December 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622154739/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1059551.stm |archive-date=22 June 2009 }}</ref>

After his father's death in 1999, Aris visited his mother for a short time. He is a psychologist in Portland, Oregon.<ref>https://www.dreamingalive.net/about</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/anja-marais-and-alexander-aris/|title=Anja Marais and Alexander Aris}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/kyi-acceptance.html Alexander's Acceptance Speech of the Nobel Prize]

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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Activists from London
Category:Aung San Suu Kyi
Category:British civil rights activists
Category:English democracy activists
Category:English human rights activists
Category:English pacifists
Category:English people of Burmese descent
Category:English people of Canadian descent
Category:English people of French-Canadian descent
Category:English Theravada Buddhists
Category:Family of Aung San
Category:People educated at The Dragon School
Category:People educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford
Category:People from Hammersmith
Category:People from Oxford

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