For much of his life, Kim Aris, 48, the younger son of Myanmar ’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , stayed out of the spotlight and kept his silence. AdvertisementHe avoided the media even as they sought him out, snapping his pictures in a frenzy during those rare times when he was allowed to visit his famous mother in Myanmar. Suu Kyi, 80, has spent a total of 19 years in detention since 1989, first under house arrest and now in solitary confinement in prison. She is the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, which her sons accepted on her behalf. Kim Aris is the younger son of Aung San Suu Kyi.