Tatmadaw engineer wins 2025 ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award

 

November 01, 2025

 

Major Pyae Phyo Maung of the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar won the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award – Individual Category 2025 at the 43rd ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) Conference and Engineering Conference, held from 28 to 30 October at the SMX Convention Centre Clark in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, the Philippines.

 

The conference was attended by officials from the engineering councils and federations of the 10 ASEAN countries, as well as representatives from the World Engineering Organization, the Asia-Pacific Region Engineering Organization, and engineers from various Asian and ASEAN countries. They participated in conferences and workshops on engineering development and presented research papers.

 

The conference dinner was held on 30 October, during which the AFEO President presented the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (Individual Category), the ASEAN Best Engineering Project Award, and the ASEAN Best Engineer Award to the respective winners.

 

Major Pyae Phyo Maung, the winner of the ASEAN Best Engineer Award, has achieved international recognition by winning awards at international research conferences and world-class engineering competitions such as the Composite World Cup. He combined modern and traditional technologies to erect the world’s largest seated Buddha image, the Maravijaya Buddha Image, and carried out composite technology conservation and restoration work on ancient temples, pagodas, and buildings damaged by the Mandalay earthquake in Myanmar.

 

The Myanmar Federation of Engineering Organizations submitted a proposal to award Major Pyae Phyo Maung the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (Individual Category) in recognition of his exceptional achievements. The award was approved following scrutiny at the AFEO Midterm Meeting held in Da Nang, Vietnam, and further approval at the Governing Board Meeting. — MNA/MKKS