Kan Zaw  Kan Zaw (, born 11 October 1954) was the Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar from September 2012 to March 2016. From March 2011 to September 2012, he served as its deputy minister. He received a Bachelor of Economics at the Yangon Institute of Economics, and graduated from the International Institute of Social Studies in 1984 from a Master of Art in Regional Development Planning. Kan Zaw also holds a Doctorate in Literature. Kan Zaw has had a long career with the Yangon Institute of Economics, having served as a professor, department head and ultimately as rector.