| Khat Aung | |
| Office: | Chief Minister of Kachin State |
| Nationality: | Burmese |
| Predecessor: | La John Ngan Hsai |
| President: | Htin Kyaw |
| Termstart: | 30 March 2016 |
| Termend: | 1 February 2021 |
| Successor: | Khet Htain Nan |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Muse, British Burma |
| Cabinet: | Kachin State Government |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency |
Khet Aung (Burmese: ခက်အောင်; born 1946) is a Burmese politician. He has served as Chief Minister of Kachin State, the head of the Kachin State Government, from March 2016 to February 2021.[1] An ethnic Kachin, he worked as a dentist before entering politics.
Khet Aung was not a member of any political party prior to the 2015 Myanmar general election, but became an NLD member in 2015. He ran for Kachin State Hluttaw in the November 2015 election, winning a seat in Myitkyina.[2]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Khet Aung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]
Salai is an ethnic Kachin and practicing Baptist.[4] He has two sons and two daughters. Khet Aung's brother, Khet Htein Nan, is a well-known Kachin politician and former upper house MP. Khet Htein Nan is a member of the rival Union Solidarity and Development Party and lost in the 2015 election.