Khet Aung

Khet Aung is a Burmese politician. He has served as Chief Minister of Kachin State, the head of the Kachin State Government, from March 2016 to February 2021. An ethnic Kachin, he worked as a dentist before entering politics.

Political career

Khet Aung was not a member of any political party prior to the 2015 Myanmar general election, but became an NLD member in 2015. He ran for Kachin State Hluttaw in the November 2015 election, winning a seat in Myitkyina.
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Khet Aung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.

Personal life

Salai is an ethnic Kachin and practicing Baptist. He has two sons and two daughters. Khet Aung's brother, Khet Htein Nan, is a well-known Kachin politician and former upper house MP. Khet Htein Nan is a member of the rival Union Solidarity and Development Party and lost in the 2015 election.