Aung Toe Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-Chief Justice Who Presided Over Drafting of Myanmar’s Pro-Military Charter Dies . The Irrawaddy . 2021-05-25.
  2. Book: Cheesman, Nick. Myanmar's Transition: openings, obstacles and opportunities. Institute of Southeast Asian. 2012.
  3. Book: Mental culture in Burmese crisis politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy . Gustaaf Houtman, Tōkyō Gaikokugo Daigaku . ILCAA . 1999 . 4-87297-748-3.