Kim Aris, the younger of two sons of imprisoned former State Counsellor Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and her late husband, British Tibetologist Michael Aris, has appeared at rallies and public meetings, and gained a large following on social media platforms. Born in London in 1977, he was also given a Burmese name: Htein Lin, the birth name of his maternal grandfather, independence hero Aung San.
In his youth, Kim Aris spent some time in Japan, where his mother was conducting archival research on the Burmese independence movement, and in India, where she was affiliated with the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. He also briefly worked as a teacher in Bhutan and now resides in England.
