| Thein Aung | |
| Order: | 1st Chief Minister of Ayeyarwady Region |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Appointer: | President of Myanmar |
| Predecessor: | Office Established |
| President: | Thein Sein |
| Successor: | Mahn Johnny |
| Constituency2: | Ingapu Township No. 1 |
| Majority2: | Uncontested |
| Order2: | Representative of Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw |
| Predecessor2: | Office established |
| Party: | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Birth Place: | Burma |
| Spouse: | Khin Htay Myint |
| Branch: | Myanmar Army |
| Rank: | Brigadier General |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
| Term Start2: | 2011 |
| Order3: | Minister for Forestry |
| Awards: | is not set --> |
Thein Aung (Burmese: သိန်းအောင်) was the Chief Minister of Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He is a former brigadier-general in the Myanmar Army and was a member of the ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council.[1] [2] He is also a former Minister for Forestry.[3]
A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he won an uncontested seat to represent Ingapu Township Constituency No. 1 as an Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.[4]
Thein Aung's son Zaw Hein is a major-general in the Burmese armed forces and the incumbent commander of the Naypyidaw Command.[5] [6]