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'''Eike Htun''' (variously spelt '''Eik Tun''', '''Eike Htun''') is a prominent Burmese businessman, best known as the managing director [[Asia Wealth Bank]], which was Burma's largest private bank until the banking crisis of 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=3562|title=Burma’s Private Banking Crisis - a Chronology|date=12 December 2003|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> He also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990.<ref name="irr">{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/cartoon.php?art_id=1923|title=Burmese Tycoons Part I|date=1 June 2000|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the [[State Peace and Development Council]].<ref name="san">{{cite web|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref>
'''Eike Htun''' (variously spelt '''Eik Tun''', '''Eike Htun''') is a prominent Burmese businessman, best known as the managing director [[Asia Wealth Bank]], which was Burma's largest private bank until the banking crisis of 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=3562|title=Burma’s Private Banking Crisis - a Chronology|date=12 December 2003|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> He also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990 and primarily focuses on residential and hotel development in [[Yangon]].<ref name="irr">{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/cartoon.php?art_id=1923|title=Burmese Tycoons Part I|date=1 June 2000|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=5010&page=13|title=Tycoon Turf|author=Aung Zaw|date=September 2005|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the [[State Peace and Development Council]].<ref name="san">{{cite web|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref>


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Eike Htun
အိုက်ထွန်း
Born (1948-10-21) 21 October 1948 (age 75)
Mongkai, Shan State, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Other namesPatrick Linn
Eik Htun
Aik Tun
Occupation(s)Managing Director of Olympic Construction Co., Shwe Taung Development Co. Ltd, Asia Wealth Bank
ChildrenSandar Tun
Mi Mi Khaing
Aung Zaw Naing

Eike Htun (variously spelt Eik Tun, Eike Htun) is a prominent Burmese businessman, best known as the managing director Asia Wealth Bank, which was Burma's largest private bank until the banking crisis of 2003.[1] He also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990 and primarily focuses on residential and hotel development in Yangon.[2][3] He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the State Peace and Development Council.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Burma's Private Banking Crisis - a Chronology". The Irrawaddy. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Burmese Tycoons Part I". The Irrawaddy. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ^ Aung Zaw (September 2005). "Tycoon Turf". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.