Win Aung (businessman)

Dagon Win Aung (Burmese: ဒဂုံ ဝင်းအောင်) is a Burmese businessman and chairman of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI). He founded Dagon International, a construction company, in the 1990s, with Win Thein, a Myanmar Army captain.[1] He has since expanded his business empire to the timber trade, construction and import-export sectors.[2] Following Cyclone Nargis in 2008, his company was awarded with government contracts for various reconstruction projects in the Irrawaddy delta.[3]

For other people named Win Aung, see Win Aung (disambiguation).
Dagon Win Aung
ဒဂုံ ဝင်းအောင်
Born (1953-09-30) 30 September 1953
Prome, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Other namesWin Aung
EducationB.Sc Mechanical Engineering
OccupationBusinessman
Organization(s)Dagon International, UMFCCI
Spouse(s)Moe Mya Mya (Yew Hoon See), b. 1958
ChildrenEi Hnin Pwint (Christabelle Aung)b. 1981

Thurein Aung (Christopher Aung) b. 1982

Ei Hnin Khine (Christina Aung), b. 1983

References
  1. Wai Moe (5 November 2007). "Dagon Win Aung: The Importance of Being Well-Connected". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. "Tracking the Tycoons". September 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. Wai Moe (7 October 2010). "Junta-backed USDP Campaigning through Nargis Projects". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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