Aye Ne Win ( my, အေးနေဝင်း; born on 15 November 1976) is a Burmese businessman and former political inmate who spent 11 years in prison for a high treason with plotting to overthrow the Senior General

Than Shwe Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During this ...

' regime in 2002 along with his two brothers and father, and was released in 2013. He is the grandson of former dictator Ne Win.

Career

Aye Ne Win founded a gang named Scorpion, which earned notoriety for committing terrors, abuse, and harassment of the public. In 2002, he and his two brothers Kyaw Ne Win, Zwe Ne Win and father Aye Zaw Win were found guilty of plotting to attempt to stage a coup against the then-military regime led by Senior General

. They were sentenced to death and also received a life prison sentence for mutiny. However they had been in prison for 11 years. He was released from prison under a presidential pardon in November 2013. After his release, he has been a prolific user of social media and has been spotted at many public events, including commemorations for fallen soldiers of the

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

. He has spoken with numerous local and international media outlets, discussing a range of topics including his political and religious views, the continued role of the military in Myanmar's political life and his business dealings. Aye Ne Win was accused by Burmese activist Maung Zarni of being one of the key financiers of the extremist Buddhist nationalist group known as Ma Ba Tha. He is also known for his outspoken, Islamophobic and Rohingya genocide. He reportedly runs several biased media outlets, and cooperates the military generals. He was involved in personal attacks against Rohingya rights activists through his social media posts.

Personal life

Aye Ne Win is the youngest son of Aye Zaw Win and

Sandar Win Khin Sandar Win (also spelt Khin Sanda Win; my, ခင်စန္ဒာဝင်း; born 1952 in Rangoon, Burma) is the daughter of former Burmese dictator Ne Win. She played a major role in the suppression of the democracy movement after he ...

, a daughter of General Ne Win. He has been in a relationship with model

Shwe Eain Si Shwe Eain Si ( my, ရွှေအိမ်စည်; born 25 October 1998) is a Burmese actress, model and beauty pageant title holder. She was crowned Miss Golden Land Myanmar 2018 and represented Myanmar at the Miss Supranational 2018, which ...

since 2017. They are referred to as 'nationalist power couple' for supporting the anti-Rohingya movement in Myanmar.

In popular culture

*Aye Ne Win is the subject of Myat Khine's historic book ''Ne Win's Resurrected Grandchildren'' (ဦးနေဝင်း၏ သေရွာပြန်မြေးများ), first published in 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aye Ne Win Burmese businesspeople Prisoners and detainees of Myanmar 1976 births Living people