Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Aung Kyaw ZAW

Aliases

Aung Kyaw ZAWW

DoB

1961-08-20

Address

Burma

Reg. ID

DM-000826, Passport

Official reason

Aung Kyaw Zaw is designated for having been the leader of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) 3, an entity whose members have engaged in serious human rights abuse during his tenure.  As commander of BSO 3, Aung Kyaw Zaw controlled military and border guard police operations in Western, Southern, and Southwestern Commands from 2015 to early 2018...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm460

Date of listing

2018-08-17

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Human Rights

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441

Official Information

On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...

Additional Details

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Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/29/2018-14060/global-magnitsky-sanctions-regulations