Aung Pyae Sone

Aung Pyae Sone is a Burmese business tycoon who owns a number of major companies, including Sky One Construction Company and Aung Myint Mo Min Insurance Company. He is the son of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the current leader of Myanmar, concurrently serving as Chairman of the State Administration Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces.

Early life Aung Pyae Some was born 24 June 1984 in Burma (now Myanmar) to Min Aung Hlaing, and Kyu Kyu Hla, a lecturer.

Business interests

Pre-coup beginnings The business interests of Aung Pyae Sone closely tracked the military career trajectory of Min Aung Hlaing, his father. Aung Pyae Sone owns Authentic Group of Companies, which has supplied raw materials to ordnance factories operated by the military's Directorate of Defence Industries since his father's promotion to commander-in-chief in 2011, and to businesses operated by military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation. Min Naing established the partnership between the Quartermaster-General's Office and Aung Pyae Sone, which led to the creation of Aung Myint Moh Min Insurance. Aung Pyae Sone also runs A&M Mahar, which offers Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals and customs clearance services for drugs and medical devices.

Aung Pyae Sone was awarded an artificially low land lease from Yangon Region's government and serves alcohol in breach of a Yangon City Development Committee prohibition. He also owns the Kan Tharyar Hospital and Azura Beach Resort, which promotes itself as the largest resort in Chaungtha.

In 2019, United Nations fact-finding missions called for action against companies owned by Aung Pyae Sone.

Aung Pyae Sone partially owns Golden Future Linkage, a solar power company. In January 2023, the military junta awarded the company a contract to build a 40-megawatt solar power plant in Mandalay Region’s Thazi Township. The September 2022 raid found assets of Aung Pyae Sone's property title to a four-bedroom luxury condo worth nearly US$1 million in Bangkok's Belle Rama 9 complex, and his sister's bank records.

In 2023, Aung Pyae Sone acquired a stake in an island known as Little Inya, which is adjacent to Yangon University’s Hline campus. He is the biggest shareholder in a luxury condominium, Inno City.

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a major earthquake on 28 March. Aung Pyae Sone's construction firm, Naypyitaw Mark II, was tapped to help rebuild the capital of Naypyidaw.

Personal life Aung Pyae Sone is married to Myo Yadanar Htike (also spelt Myo Yadana Htaik). He has three daughters, Khin Nyein Chan Pyae Sone Hlaing, Khin Phone Myat Pyae Sone Hlaing, and Khin Myitta Pyae Sone Hlaing.