Agency Name: | Office of the Union Attorney General |
Seal: | File:Office of the Attorney General (Burma) logo.png |
Motto: | The Legal Profession is a Noble Profession |
Agency Type: | Agency |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Myanmar |
Headquarters: | Naypyidaw, Myanmar |
Chief1 Name: | Dr Thida Oo |
Chief1 Position: | Union Attorney General |
Chief2 Name: | San Lwin |
Chief2 Position: | Deputy Union Attorney General |
The Office of the Attorney General of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုရှေ့နေချုပ်ရုံး; abbreviated OAG) serves as the Government of Myanmar's main legal advisory body. The Office is led by the Union Attorney General of Myanmar.[1] The incumbent Attorney General is Dr Thida Oo, who was appointed on 2 February 2021 by Min Aung Hlaing following a military coup d'état on 1 February 2021. After the caretaker government was formed in 2021, the Union Attorney General's Office was reorganized into a ministry on 30 August 2021.[2] [3] [4]
On 31 January 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Attorney General, Dr Thida Oo, added to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.[5] The UK and Canada joined the U.S in the sanctions against Oo, in a "coordinated action against Myanmar military regime, targeting individuals responsible for undermining democracy and rule of law".[6] [7]