Aye Ne Win

Aye Ne Win (born 1976) is a Burmese businessman and former political inmate who spent 11 years in prison for a high treason with plotting to overthrow the Senior General Than Shwe' regime in 2002 along with his two brothers and father, and was released in 2013.[1][2] He is the grandson of former dictator Ne Win.[3][4][5]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Aye Ne Win. There is no family name.

Aye Ne Win was accused by Burmese activist Maung Zarni of being one of the key financiers of the extremist Buddhist nationalist group known as Ma Ba Tha.[6][7][8]

Career

In 2002, he and his two brothers Kyaw Ne Win, Zwe Ne Win and father Aye Zaw Win were found guilty of plotting to attempting to stage a coup against the then-military regime led by Senior General Than Shwe. They were sentenced to death[9] and had been in prison for 11 years. He was released from prison under a presidential pardon in November 2013.[10][11][12][13]

After his release, he has been a prolific user of social media and has been spotted at many public events, including commemorations for fallen soldiers of the Myanmar Army.[14] He has spoken with numerous local and international media outlets, discussing a range of topics including his political and religious views, the continued role of the military in Myanmar's political life and his business dealings.[12][15]

  • Aye Ne Win is the subject of Myat Khine's historic book Ne Win's Resurrected Grandchildren (ဦးနေဝင်း၏ သေရွာပြန်မြေးများ), first published in 2014.[16][17]

References
  1. "Birthday party at Secretariat sparks social media firestorm". The Myanmar Times. 24 March 2015.
  2. Press, The Associated (10 March 2002). "Relatives of Ex-Dictator of Myanmar Suspected of Plotting Coup (Published 2002)". The New York Times.
  3. "U Aye Ne Win: Rewriting history". Frontier Myanmar. 25 August 2015.
  4. "The Dictator's Grandson". Jeroen de Bakker.
  5. "Burma's Fallen First Family". The Irrawaddy. 9 March 2011.
  6. "Key Rohingya campaigners face abduction threats". Anadolu Agency. 30 November 2019.
  7. "In Conversation With a Dictator's Grandson". The Irrawaddy. 14 March 2014.
  8. "Anti-pope provocations elicit Buddhist solidarity towards Catholics". www.asianews.it. 11 March 2017.
  9. "Ne Win Family Members Sentenced to Death - 2002-09-26". Voice of America. 27 October 2009.
  10. Nov. 14, AYE AYE WIN Associated Press (15 November 2013). "Myanmar's president pardons 69 political prisoners". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  11. Mahtani, Shibani (18 February 2014). "Q&A: Aye Ne Win, Grandson of a Burmese Legend". Wall Street Journal.
  12. "Ne Win's Grandson Invites Social Media Smackdown With Lipton Comment". The Irrawaddy. 9 June 2016.
  13. "With 'loving kindness', Myanmar frees 69 political prisoners". NDTV.com. 15 November 2013.
  14. "Ne Win's Grandson Told by Family to Cease Media Commentary". The Irrawaddy. 4 November 2015.
  15. "Ethnic Armies 'Breaking Their Promise': Ne Win's Grandson". The Irrawaddy. 8 December 2014.
  16. "အေးနေဝင်း ပြောသော သူ့အဘိုး အကြောင်း". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 26 February 2014.
  17. "ဦးနေဝင်း၏သေရွာပြန်မြေးများ - မြတ်ခိုင်". www.wunzinn.com.


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