Winston Set Aung

Winston Set Aung
ဝင်စတန်ဆက်အောင်
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar
Assumed office
July 2013
Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development
In office
June 2012  July 2013
Personal details
Born Myanmar
Citizenship Myanmar
Nationality Myanmar
Parents Set Maung
Alma mater Cass Business School, University of Stirling, Yangon Institute of Economics, University of Yangon
Occupation Economist
Profession Economist

Winston Set Aung (Burmese: ဝင်စတန်ဆက်အောင်) is the incumbent Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar since 2013, July and also the Chairman of Thilawa Special Economic Zone's Management Committee. Before he hold the current positions, he served as Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development June 2012 to July 2013, Economics Advisor to President of Myanmar Thein Sein from April 2011 to June 2012, Director of Myanmar Development Resource Institute from September 2011 to May 2012, and Secretary of National Economic and Social Advisory Council of Myanmar from January 2011 to April 2012.

He earned BSc degree in Industrial Chemistry from University of Yangon in 1995, MBA in General Business Administration and Management from Yangon Institute of Economics in 1997, MSc in Banking and Finance from Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, UK in 1998 and MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School, City University London in 2001.

He has been involved in many international and regional research projects related to economics, social and policy development in various countries including Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sweden and Japan. He has successfully completed over 40 international and regional economic and social research projects in more than 10 countries.

He has authored numerous research papers in cooperation with international and regional academic and policy institutes, including the University of Tokyo, Japan, the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Stockholm, Sweden, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Mekong Institute in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI-Asia), and the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia of France, Paris.[1]

Winston Set Aung's father, Set Maung, was formerly a deputy minister during the Burma Socialist Programme Party era.[2]

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