Aung Pyae Sone
Aung Pyae Sone | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1984 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | University of Computer Studies, Yangon |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Myo Yadana Htaik (m. 2012) |
| Children | Khin Nyein Chan Pyae Sone Hlaing Khin Phone Myat Pyae Sone Hlaing |
| Parent(s) | Min Aung Hlaing Kyu Kyu Hla |
| Relatives | Khin Thiri Thet Mon |
Aung Pyae Sone is a Burmese business tycoon who owns a number of major companies, including Sky One Construction Company and Aung Myint Mo Min Insurance Company.[1] He is also reportedly the biggest shareholder in national telecoms carrier Mytel.[1] He is the son of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the current leader of Myanmar, concurrently serving as Chairman of the State Administrative Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces.[2]
Aung Pyae Some was born 24 June 1984 in Burma (now Myanmar).[3] In 2013, Aung Pyae Sone won a no-bid government permit well below market rates, for a 30 year lease on land at the Yangon People's Park for a high-end restaurant and art gallery, following his father's promotion to Commander-in-Chief.[4] Aung Pyae Sone also runs A&M Mahar, which offers Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals and customs clearance services for drugs and medical devices.[5][6] Myanmar's customs department is led by Kyaw Htin, a former MEHL director.[6]
Aung Pyae Sone was awarded an artificially low land lease from the Yangon Regional government and serves alcohol in breach of a Yangon City Development Committee prohibition. He also owns the Kan Tharyar Hospital and Azura Beach Resort, which promotes itself as the largest resort in Chaungtha.[7][8][9]
In 2019, United Nations fact-finding missions called for action against companies owned by Aung Pyae Sone.[1]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on him and his younger sister Khin Thiri Thet Mon since 10 March 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, in response to the Burmese military's coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Myanmar. The sanctions include freezing of assets under the US and a ban on transactions with US persons. He became a major target of a domestic boycott and social punishment by people who oppose the military regime.[10][11][12][13]
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- ^ "Solar Power Contracts Awarded to Company Linked to Myanmar Junta Chief's son". The Irrawaddy. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action". Federal Register. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Military Chief's Son Paid 'Very Low' Rent for His Upscale Restaurant on Government-Owned Land". Myanmar NOW. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီးသား ဦးအောင်ပြည့်စုံ ဒါရိုက်တာအဖြစ် ပါဝင်သော A & M Mahar ကုမ္ပဏီလုပ်ငန်းများ အကျိုး စီးပွားပဋိပက္ခရှိနိုင်ဟု ဝေဖန်ခံရ". Khitthit Media (in Burmese). 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Dirty Secrets #2: Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's family profiting off of FDA and Customs clearances". Justice For Myanmar. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Who profits from a coup? The power and greed of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing". www.justiceformyanmar.org.
- ^ "ပြည်သူ့ဥယျာဉ်အတွင်း တပ်ချုပ်သား လုပ်ကိုင်ခွင့်ရရှိထားသော လုပ်ငန်းများ". Myanmar NOW (in Burmese). 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Coup regime's minister visits hotel owned by military chief's son to mark 'resumption' of tourism in Myanmar". Myanmar NOW. 23 March 2021.
- ^ Psaledakis, Simon Lewis, Daphne (10 March 2021). "U.S. imposes sanctions on children of Myanmar military leader, companies". Reuters.
- ^ "US sanctions 2 adult children of Myanmar junta leader". www.aa.com.tr. 11 March 2021.
- ^ "US Slaps Sanctions on Adult Children of Myanmar Military Leader". VOA. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "United States Targets Family Members Profiting from Connection to Burmese Coup Leader". U.S. Embassy in Burma. 11 March 2021.