Thida Oo

Thida Oo (Burmese: သီတာဦး, also spelt Thidar Oo; born 27 November 1964 in Rangoon, Burma^[1]) 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.^[2] She had previously served as the Office of the Attorney-General's permanent secretary.

Thida Oo
သီတာဦး
Minister of Legal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 August 2021
President	Myint Swe
Leader	Min Aung Hlaing
Preceded by	Office established
Attorney General of Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2021
Leader	Min Aung Hlaing
Preceded by	Htun Htun Oo
Personal details
Born	27 November 1964 (1964-11-27) (age 60) Rangoon, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Children	Min Ye Myat Phone Khine
Cabinet	Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet

Personal life

Thida Oo has one son, Min Ye Myat Phone Khine, a medical doctor in Australia.^[3][4]

Sanctions

On 31 January 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Thida Oo's name to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.^[5] 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".^[6][7]