Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Aung Toe | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Office: | Chief Justice of Myanmar |
Term Start: | September 1988 |
Term End: | 30 March 2011 |
Predecessor: | Tin Aung Hein |
Successor: | Htun Htun Oo |
Birth Place: | Myanmar |
Death Date: | (aged 96)[1] |
Nationality: | Myanmar |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
Alma Mater: | Rangoon University |
Education: | B.A., B.L. |
Aung Toe (Burmese: အောင်တိုး in Burmese pronounced as /àʊɰ̃ tó/; 1924/5 – 24 May 2021) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Myanmar (Burma) from 1988 to 2011. Aung Toe served as Chief Justice of Myanmar for a total of twenty-two and-a-half-years, making him the longest-serving Chief Justice of Myanmar in the history of post-independence Myanmar.[2]
He said, "although there may be some diversity between countries of ASEAN, we share the common sentiments of loving kindness, compassion and desire to help one another in times of need. They represent the noble spirit of the peoples of Southeast Asia".[3]