By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. €5 every 4 weeks or just €50 €20 for the first year, €7 every 4 weeks or just €70 €30 for the first year. Delight: Aung San Suu Kyi was released on November 13 having been under house arrest for seven years and was 'very happy' to be seeing her younger son, Smiling: Burma's pro-democracy leader, 65, met her 33-year-old son at Rangoon Airport before they posed for photographs and were led away to a waiting car. Kim Aris, 33, has not seen his mother for 10 years, while she has never seen her grandchildren. Alexander Myint San Aung Aris is the elder son of Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris. Aung San Suu Kyi cried with joy when she was reunited with her son, who she last saw a decade ago. (Khin … In an interview last week she admitted that her years of political work had been difficult for her family. The flag and symbol feature a fighting peacock and a star. Together: Aung San Suu Kyi met her son Kim Aris, who she had not seen for 10 years, at Rangoon Airport, Kiss: Kim was granted a visa by the military regime in Burma after waiting for several weeks in neighbouring Thailand. Ms Suu Kyi, who was largely raised overseas, married British academic Michael Aris and raised their two sons in England. 'I knew there would be problems,' she said of her mid-life decision to go into politics. 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They had two sons and settled in oxford. 'They've been very kind and understanding all along.'. While her family supported her, she said her sons had suffered particularly badly. 'If you make the choice you have to be prepared to accept the consequences.'. Ms Suu Kyi looked at it closely and smiled. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. He last visited Myanmar in December 1995. 'Once he was no longer there, things were not as easy as they might have been. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Kim Aris, 33, who lives in Britain, flew into Rangoon after being granted a visa by the military regime and was greeted by his smiling mother at the airport. They raised their sons Alexander Aris and Kim Aris in North Oxford. Ms Suu Kyi, who won the 1991 Nobel Peace prize for her non-violent struggle for democracy, was first arrested in 1989 when Kim was 11 and elder son Alexander 16. Smiling, she slipped her arm around his waist as the two posed briefly for photographers and then they walked out of the airport holding hands. Through her lawyer Nyan Win, Ms Suu Kyi thanked the authorities for issuing the visa to her son, who she last saw in December 2000. Kim Aris (a) Htein Lin walks past a picture of his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi. The emotional meeting … But in 1988, at 43, she returned home to take care of her ailing mother as mass demonstrations were breaking out against military rule. He is also a grandson of Aung San, who achieved the independence of Myanmar (although he was assassinated in 1947, six months before the independence). Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, walks ouf of Myanmar's embassy after applying for a visa in Bangkok November 8, 2010. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Since 1988, when Suu Kyi left her family in Britain to return home and care for her sick mother, she has rarely seen Kim or her older son, Alexander. Kim Aris has become the father of two children since he last saw his mother, but yesterday looked very much like a son – in a scruffy khaki T-shirt and jeans, a rucksack on his shoulders. Kim Aris. Suu Kyi has never met her two grandchildren. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, CBS releases new clip from bombshell interview: Meghan claims she was stopped by Palace aides from talking to Oprah 'personally' when host tried to set up interview with her before her wedding and says that she's now 'ready to talk', 'I always knew where my boss stood': Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany takes swipe at her successor Jen Psaki for not 'doing the research' to know what Joe Biden is thinking and 'circling back' with reporters, Texas Lt. 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See our, Read a limited number of articles each month, You consent to the use of cookies and tracking by us and third parties to provide you with personalized ads, Unlimited access to washingtonpost.com on any device, Unlimited access to all Washington Post apps, No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking. Hide Caption. He died in 1999 at age 53, and in the final stages of his battle with prostate cancer the military junta refused him a visa to see his wife. The younger son of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday for a long-awaited visit with his mother, from whom he'd been separated for a decade. Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, smiles to supporters as she sees off her younger son Kim Aris, right, at Yangon International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 7, … Separated from his wife by the bitter realities of Burmese politics, Michael Aris, the husband of opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, died yesterday in … Just before walking into the airport terminal, smiling Ms Suu Kyi said: 'I am very happy.'. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader, has been reunited with her son, Kim Aris, who she last saw in December 2000. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. Michael Aris died of prostate cancer in 1999 at the age of 53, after having been denied visas to see his wife for the three years leading up to his death. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests. Aris died on his 53rd birthday of prostate cancer late last month. The son of Mynamar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi She has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years. “I am very happy,” she said in a telephone interview after meeting her son, Kim Aris, 33, at the airport, and she thanked the military junta for giving him a visa after repeated refusals. She hugged him, leaned on his shoulder and called him “darling.” In a rare moment outside of politics, peace talks and constant pressure as Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi spent time with her younger son Kim Aris, 39, on Sunday in London while en route to the United States.