Major-General Zeya Aung (; also spelt Zeyar Aung and Zayar Aung) is a military officer and a former

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. He was appointed by President

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in August 2013, following the transfer of his predecessor,

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, by presidential order, on 25 July 2013. He previously served as Minister of Rail Transportation from September 2012 to July 2013.

Military career

A military officer, Zeya Aung graduated from the 23rd intake of the

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. In 2007, he was appointed as commandant of the Defence Services Academy. He served as a commander of the Northern Command from August 2010 to September 2012, as well as a former Commander of the Light Infantry Division (LID) 88.

Personal life

Zeya Aung is the brother-in-law of Ye Htut, and an uncle of Jonathan Kyaw Thaung of the

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, a local conglomerate.

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