Career
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.