Yan Aung

In this Burmese name, the given name is Yan Aung. There is no family name.
Yan Aung
ရန်အောင်
Born
Hla Htun

14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) (age 57)
Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
NationalityBurmese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
Years active1985–present
Parent(s)Thein Thein
Tin Maung
AwardsMyanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards

Yan Aung (Burmese: ရန်အောင်; born 14 December 1966) is a Burmese film actor. He has won 7 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards throughout his career,[1] including in 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2006 and 2023, the highest number of academy award winners in Myanmar History other than Nyunt Win.

Yan Aung was born Hla Htun (လှထွန်း) in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) to parents Tin Maung and Thein Thein. He currently participates as a judge on Myanmar Idol.[2]

  1. ^ "A brief history of the Myanmar Academy Awards". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Myanmar Idol is back". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 March 2019.