Thein Aung (Burmese: သိန်းအောင်) was the Chief Minister of Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar from 2011 to 2016.
He is a former brigadier-general in the Myanmar Army and was a member of the ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council.
[3] A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he won an uncontested seat to represent Ingapu Township Constituency No.
1 as an Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.
[4] Thein Aung's son Zaw Hein is a major-general in the Burmese armed forces and the incumbent commander of the Naypyidaw Command.