Kan Zaw

H.E.
Kan Zaw
ကံဇော်
Union Minister of Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 August 2022[1]
Preceded byAung Naing Oo
Union Auditor General
In office
3 February 2021 – 19 August 2022[1]
Preceded byMaw Than
Succeeded byTin Oo[2]
Minister for National Planning and Economic Development
In office
September 2012 – 30 March 2016
Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development
In office
March 2011 – September 2012
Succeeded bySett Aung, Khin San Yi, Le Le Thein
Rector of Yangon Institute of Economics
In office
2000–2011
Preceded byMaw Than
Succeeded byKhin San Yi
Personal details
Born11 October 1954 (1954-10-11) (age 70)
Salin Township, Magwe Division, Burma
NationalityBurmese
ChildrenKhine Ngwe Hnin Zaw
Alma materYangon Institute of Economics, International Institute of Social Studies
OccupationEconomist

Kan Zaw (Burmese: ကံဇော်, born 11 October 1954[3]) is the current Union Minister for Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. He previously served as Union Auditor General under Min Aung Hlaing.[1] He was the Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar from September 2012 to March 2016.[4] From March 2011 to September 2012, he served as its deputy minister.[5]

Early life and education

Kan Zaw was born on 11 October 1954 in Salin Township, Magwe Division, Burma (now Magwe Region, Myanmar).[6] He received a Bachelor of Economics at the Yangon Institute of Economics,[3] and graduated from the International Institute of Social Studies in 1984 from a Master of Art in Regional Development Planning.[7] Kan Zaw also holds a Doctorate in Literature.[3]

Career

Kan Zaw has had a long career with the Yangon Institute of Economics, having served as a professor, department head and ultimately as rector.[3]

In February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta, the State Administration Council, appointed Kan Zaw as Union Auditor General, replacing Maw Than.[8] After accepting the military appointment, Kan Zaw's family became the target of a social punishment campaign. In November 2021, the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) conference courted controversy for inviting Kan Zaw as a "guest of honour."[9] In response, several accounting bodies, including the Institute of Management Accountants and Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants withdrew from the conference.[10]

In November 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions on Kan Zaw as part of a targeted economic and travel sanction effort on Burmese junta officials.[11]

Personal life

Kan Zaw is married, and has three children, including Khine Ngwe Hnin Zaw.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးတာဝန် ပြောင်းရွှေ့ခန့်အပ်ခြင်း".
  2. ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုစာရင်းစစ်ချုပ် ပြောင်းရွှေ့ခန့်အပ်".
  3. ^ a b c d "Speakers' Profiles - Dr. Kan Zaw". Hong Kong Summit. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ Win Ko Ko Latt; Kyaw Hsu Mon. "Hluttaw approves cabinet reshuffle". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Cabinet". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2177 of 8 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ^ "Alumnus Kan Zaw (Myanmar) visits ISS". International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Myanmar Military Regime Appoints Governing Body". The Irrawaddy. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. ^ "Calls mount for 'deluded' UK accounting bodies to quit conference where junta official is guest of honour". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  10. ^ "IMA withdraws from conference over Myanmar issue". Accounting Today. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  11. ^ "EU targets 19 more Myanmar officials with sanctions". AP NEWS. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. ^ "Social Media Campaign Shames Adult Children of Senior Myanmar Junta Members". The Irrawaddy. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-11-18.