Aung San Suu Kyi

• Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament of Kawhmu Constituent, Myanmar

Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Oxford University, United Kingdom. Research Assistant, University of London; three years' experience at the United Nations, New York; currently, General Secretary, National League of Democracy (NLD). Recipient of awards including: Sakharav Prize for Freedom of Thought; 1991, Nobel Peace Prize.