Thida Oo

Thida Oo is the incumbent Minister of Legal Affairs and Union Attorney-General of Myanmar. She was appointed by the Burmese military on 2 February 2021, after the military staged the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on the morning of 1 February 2021. She had previously served as the Office of the Attorney-General's permanent secretary.

Personal life

Thida Oo has one son, Min Ye Myat Phone Khine, a medical doctor in Australia.

Sanctions

On 31 January 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Thida Oo's name to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. The UK and Canada joined the U.S. in imposing sanctions against Oo, in a "coordinated action against Myanmar military regime, targeting individuals responsible for undermining democracy and rule of law".