Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aung Kyaw Zaw
Position
Chief of No 3 and No 5 Bureau of Special Operations, Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services, Myanmar Army|Currently Chief of Bureau of Special Operations No 6
Nationality
Myanmar
DoB
1961-08-20
Address
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Reg. ID
BC 17444; DM000826 , Date of Issue: 22 November 2011 Date of Expiry: 21 November 2021
Official reason
Lieutenant General Aung Kyaw Zaw, commander of the Myanmar Army’s Bureau of Special Operations 3. Oversaw the Myanmar Army’s Western Command, which committed atrocities and serious human rights violations, repression of the civilian population, and actions that threaten the peace, stability or security of Myanmar against the Rohingya population in ...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2021-04-29
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.
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