Thant Myint-U | |
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| သန့်မြင့်ဦး | |
| Born | 31 January 1966 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Historian Conservationist (colonial architecture) |
| Spouse | Sofia Busch |
| Children | Thurayn-Harri |
| Parent(s) | Tyn Myint-U Aye Aye Thant |
| Relatives | U Thant (grandfather) Khin Lay Myint-U (sister) A-thi Myint-U (sister) Aye Myint Myint-U (sister) |
| Awards | Fukuoka Grand Prize Padma Shri |
Thant Myint-U (Burmese: သန့်မြင့်ဦး [θa̰ɰ̃ mjɪ̰ɰ̃ ʔú]; born 31 January 1966) is a Burmese-American historian, writer, grandson of former United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, former UN official, former Myanmar peace process mediator, and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He has authored five books, including The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma and Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia.[2][3][4] He founded the Yangon Heritage Trust in 2012 to protect built heritage and promote urban planning in the Burmese commercial capital of Yangon.[5] He is also a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge and United Nations Special Adviser on Humanitarian Diplomacy.[6][7]
- ^ "Honorary Fellows". Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Siddhartha Deb, "Where China Meets India", The Guardian, 19 August 2011
- ^ "Thant Myint-U, Amish Tripathi rule book charts". Hindustan Times. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ John Lancaster, "Walled Off: Can Burma Escape Its History?", The New Yorker, 11 December 2006
Nicholas Shakespeare, "Burma: A Poisoned Shangri-la", The Sunday Telegraph, 11 March 2007
Su Lin Lewis, "Meteoric Fall", Times Literary Supplement, 13 April 2007. - ^ "Historic Yangon cityscape thrown a lifeline". Mmtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Christ's welcomes three Distinguished Visiting Scholars. | Christs College Cambridge". www.christs.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Reimagining the United Nations - past, present, and future". Retrieved 2024-11-22.