Serge Pun ( my, သိမ်းဝေ, Theim Wai; ; born 1953 in

Rangoon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

) is a Burmese businessman of Burmese-Chinese descent. He is the founder of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Ltd., Serge Pun & Associates (Hong Kong) Ltd., First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. and FMI Air Ltd. He is the chairman of

Serge Pun & Associates Serge Pun & Associates (also SPA Group) is a major Myanmar-based conglomerate, engaged in 8 core sectors with 25 subsidiaries, involved in automobiles, real estate, retail, luxury tourism, agriculture and financial services. Its flagship company, ...

Group (SPA Group), a multinational real estate firm, and

Yoma Bank Yoma Bank Limited ( my, ရိုးမဘဏ်; ) is one of Myanmar's largest commercial banks. As ‘the Responsible Bank’ for 30 years, Yoma Bank has been the fastest developing private bank in Myanmar. By strategically investing in our peopl ...

, a Burma-based bank. Born in Burma, he migrated to

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

in 1965, 3 years following the coup d'état by

Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

and subsequent reprisals on foreign residents. In 1973, he left China for

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, where he began a career in real estate. Pun returned to Burma in 1991 to establish SPA Myanmar, which is now one of Burma's largest conglomerates, spanning several sectors including automobile manufacturing, financial services, real estate development, technology, construction and healthcare. Pun's brother, Martin Pun, is the vice chairman of SPA Group. Pun was ranked #38 in Singapore's Richest 50 in the August 2013 issue of '' Forbes Asia'', with a net worth of USD $500 million.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pun, Serge Burmese businesspeople 1953 births Living people Burmese people of Chinese descent Businesspeople from Yangon

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