# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ko-ni
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:42:04.950Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ko-ni"
name: "Ko Ni"
slug: "ko-ni"
description: "Ko Ni, often known as U Ko Ni, was a prominent Burmese lawyer, constitutional law expert, and advocate for democratic reforms and interfaith dialogue in Myanmar. Renowned for his unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and pluralism, Ko Ni emerged as a vital figure in Myanmar’s turbulent political landscape. As a legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), he played a pivotal role in crafting constitutional strategies to navigate the military-dominated political landscape, seeking to curb the military's entrenched control over governance. His dedication to human rights, minority rights, and democratic principles made him a target of hostility, culminating in his assassination on 29 January 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. His death was mourned nationally and internationally as a profound loss for Myanmar's democratic transition and interfaith harmony, underscoring the risks faced by the reformists in a nation under military rule."
tagline: "Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/U_Ko_Ni_during_a_VOA_interview_on_February_15%2C_2015_3x4_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1953-02-11"
deathDate: "2017-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.48
  momentum:             0.588235294117647
  historical:           8.360081333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%93%A5%E5%B0%BC"
    title: "哥尼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%8A"
    title: "كو ني"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%89"
    title: "كو نى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Ko_Ni"
    title: "U Ko Ni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80"
    title: "কো নী"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Ni"
    title: "Ko Ni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Ni"
    title: "Ko Ni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Ni"
    title: "Ko Ni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%94%E1%80%AE_(%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7%E1%80%94%E1%80%B1)"
    title: "ကိုနီ (ရှေ့နေ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%B3%E5%93%A5%E5%B0%BC"
    title: "吳哥尼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28547771"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump