Khin Maung Zaw

Khin Maung Zaw (born 1948), He represented Aung San Suu Kyi, among other Myanmar nationals who receive undemocratic trials.

Biography Zaw was born in Pyinmana in 1948, soon after British rule in Burma ended. As a student at Mandalay University, he attempted to form a students' union, which had been banned during the ruling of Ne Win.

Zaw serves as the lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, a former state counsellor of Myanmar who played a vital role in the country's transition to partial democracy, who was charged for several offences.

When Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won elections in 2015, beginning a precarious power-sharing with the military, Khin Maung Zaw distanced himself from the political party.