Thein Win Zaw ( my, သိန်းဝင်းဇော်; born 2 February 1963) is a Burmese

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. He is the founder of Shwe Byain Phyu Group, a

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active in

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es such as

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timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

, and

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exports. From 2018 to 2020, he served as the

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of the Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association in Yangon.

Early life and family

Thein Win Zaw was born on February 2, 1963, in

Twante Township Twante Township also Twantay Township ( my, တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, ) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administr ...

Yangon Region Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and ...

, Myanmar. He completed his

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studies in 1978-79, and later pursued

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, earning a

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degree in

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in 1984. Thein Win Zaw is married to Tin Latt Min, and has two children.

Career

Zaw established Manaw Thidar, the first company under the Shwe Byain Phyu (SBP) Group in 1996. Co-led by Zaw and his wife, Tin Latt Min, the company provided

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services to Joint Corporation 6 (JC-6). In 2010, as Myanmar Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE) began privatizing state-owned petrol stations, SBP expanded its operations to include retail, owning 29 petrol stations. Zaw also ventured into the marine products export sector, using his

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experience to diversify revenue streams. A subsidiary, Eastern Power International, was established in 2002 to manage these operations. In 2009, Zaw further diversified by establishing Theint Win Htet Manufacturing, specializing in PP

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production, with a daily capacity of 100,000 bags, which are distributed across Myanmar. For the tax years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, Zaw was recognized as one of the top

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s and was commended by President

Win Myint Win Myint ( ; born 8 November 1951) is a Burmese politician who served as the tenth president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021. He was removed from office in the 2021 Burmese coup d'état. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanm ...

for his tax contributions. In March 2022, Singapore-based Investcom Pte Ltd, a joint venture between the Lebanese M1 Investment Group and Myanmar's Shwe Byain Phyu conglomerate, acquired

Telenor Myanmar Telenor Myanmar ( Burmese: တယ်လီနော မြန်မာ) was a telecommunications brand in Myanmar (Burma) between 2014 and 2022. It was established as a subsidiary of the Norwegian Telenor Group, and was sold off to the Lebanese M ...

. Following the acquisition, concerns about ties to the Myanmar military and data privacy emerged. However, in April 2022, the new parent company addressed these concerns, committing to uphold the

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policies of its predecessor. ATOM Myanmar was launched in June 2022.

References

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