Khin Shwe
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Twante, Kawhmu, and Kungyangon Townships
H.E. Dr. Khin Shwe | |
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ခင်ရွှေ | |
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| Chairman of the Zaykabar Company | |
| In office 1990 – Present day | |
| Constituency | Yangon Region № 9 Twante, Kawhmu, and Kungyangon Townships |
| Majority | 173,208 (73.76%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1952 |
| Spouse |
San San Kywe (m. 1975) |
| Children | Zay Thiha[1] Zay Zin Latt[1] |
| Parent(s) | Saw Nyunt[1] (father) Daw Daung[1] (mother) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Zaykabar Company |
H.E. Dr. Khin Shwe (Burmese: ခင်ရွှေ; born 21 January 1952) Burmese business tycoon who developed the company from a SME Construction company into one of the leading local property company and positioned Zaykabar Company Limited as holding company for many of its subsidiaries which involves Property Development, Hotel & Tourism, Banking & Investment, Industrial, Road Development, Trading, Media and Technology sectors. He served as a Member of parliament in the House of Nationalities for Yangon Region № 9 constituency from 2011 to 2016 and was later expelled from the USDP as he was close to Aung San Suu Kyi.[2] He is the chairman of Zaykabar Construction, one of the country's largest construction companies.[3][4] He also serves as chairman for the National Development Group of Companies, Myanmar Tourism Board and the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association.[5][6][7]
Khin Shwe was born in Moulmein (now Mawlamyaing), Burma to ethnic Mon-Burmese parents, Saw Nyunt and Daw Daung.[8] He attended a technical high school in Maymyo and worked for the Burmese government until 1988, as a construction and survey engineer.[8] Khin Shwe claims to hold two honorary doctorate degrees in business administration.[9] However, both are from unaccredited for-profit diploma mills, Washington University and Cal Southern University.[10][11][12][13]