Thant Myint-U
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 an 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. 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. He founded the Yangon Heritage Trust in 2012 to protect built heritage and promote urban planning in the Burmese commercial capital of Yangon. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge and United Nations Special Adviser on Humanitarian Diplomacy.