Zeya Aung

Major-General Zeya Aung (Burmese: ဇေယျာအောင်; also spelt Zeyar Aung and Zayar Aung) is a military officer and a former Minister of Construction. He was appointed by President Thein Sein in August 2013, following the transfer of his predecessor, Than Htay, by presidential order, on 25 July 2013.^[1] He previously served as Minister of Rail Transportation from September 2012 to July 2013.^[2]

Zeya Aung
ဇေယျာအောင်
Minister of Energy
In office July 2013 – 30 March 2016
Preceded by	Than Htay
Succeeded by	Aung San Suu Kyi
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
In office 14 August 2015 – 30 March 2016
Preceded by	Myat Hein
Succeeded by	Thant Zin Maung
Minister of Rail Transportation
In office September 2012 – July 2013
Preceded by	Aung Min
Succeeded by	Than Htay
Personal details
Nationality	Burmese
Relations	Ye Htut Jonathan Kyaw Thaung
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major-General

Military career

A military officer, Zeya Aung graduated from the 23rd intake of the Defence Services Academy.^[3]

In 2007, he was appointed as commandant of the Defence Services Academy.^[4] He served as a commander of the Northern Command from August 2010 to September 2012, as well as a former Commander of the Light Infantry Division (LID) 88.^[2][5]

Personal life

Zeya Aung is the brother-in-law of Ye Htut, and an uncle of Jonathan Kyaw Thaung of the KT Group, a local conglomerate.^[6][5]