Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Tay Za

Aliases

TAYZA; TEZA

Position

Chairman of Htoo Group of Companies

Nationality

Myanmar

DoB

1964-07-18

Address

Singapore; Myanmar

Official reason

The Tatmadaw has a track record of committing serious human rights violations in Myanmar for decades, including the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in 2017, ongoing attacks on other ethnic groups and the 2021 coup and associated repression of the civilian population and serious human rights violations including killings, arbitrary detention and to...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2021-09-02

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Myanmar

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Myanmar continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/496/contents/made