Dr. Set Aung ( my, ဆက်အောင်) who is also known as Dr. Winston Set Aung is former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. He also had multiple roles as Chairperson of Thilawa Special Economic Zone's Management Committee of

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, member of National Economic Coordination Committee (NECC) and Secretary of the Development Assistance Coordination Unit (DACU) that were chaired by the State Counsellor Aung San Su Kyi, until the Myanmar military launched a coup on 1st Feb 2021. Additionally, he was also the Secretary of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Steering Committee chaired by the Vice President of Myanmar, Chairperson of the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone, Chairperson of the Myanmar National Airlines and a member of the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). Before he held these positions, he served as Deputy Governor of the

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until July 2017, Deputy Minister for National Planning and Economic Development from June 2012 to July 2013 and Economics Advisor to

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Thein Sein from April 2011 to June 2012. He previously served as Director of

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from September 2011 to May 2012 and Secretary of National Economic and Social Advisory Council of Myanmar from January 2011 to April 2012.

Early life and education

Set Aung earned a

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degree in Industrial Chemistry from

University of Yangon '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

in 1995, a MBA in General Business Administration and Management from Yangon Institute of Economics in 1997,

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in Banking and Finance from Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, UK in 1998, and an MSc in

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from Cass Business School, City University London in 2001. He also holds a PhD degree from the

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, Japan. He has been involved in international and regional research projects related to economics, social and

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in various countries. He has completed over 40 international and regional economic and social research projects in more than 10 countries.

Publications

Set Aung has authored research papers in cooperation with international and regional academic and

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s, including the University of Tokyo, Japan,

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, Sweden, Chulalongkorn University in

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, Thailand,

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, Thailand,

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(SEI-Asia), and the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia of France,

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Personal life

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

References

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