Win Aung (businessman) explained

Dagon Win Aung
Native Name Lang:my
Birth Date:30 September 1953
Birth Place:Prome, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Businessman
Organization:Dagon International, UMFCCI
Other Names:Win Aung
Spouse:Moe Mya Mya (Yew Hoon See), b. 1958
Children:Ei Hnin Pwint (Christabelle Aung)b. 1981
Thurein Aung (Christopher Aung) b. 1982
Ei Hnin Khine (Christina Aung), b. 1983
Education:B.Sc Mechanical Engineering

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]

Notes and References

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