Who is the former richest man in Asia?

China Li Ka-shing

Age: 78 years old; Net worth: US$23 billion Li Ka-shing was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong in 1928. His father was a primary school principal. In 1940, the family fled to Hong Kong to escape the oppression of the Japanese invaders. When Li Ka-shing was 14 years old, his father died of illness. In order to support his mother and three younger siblings, he was forced to drop out of high school.

In the late 1950s, Li Ka-shing began investing in the real estate market. Today, he is already a successful real estate developer, and also operates the world's largest port and holds the title of the largest mobile phone operator. , has deservedly become one of the most influential figures in Asia. Recently, Li Ka-shing also responded to the donation trend initiated by the world's richest man Bill Gates and officially announced that he would donate 1/3 of his wealth to charity.

India’s Ambani Brothers

Age: 49 and 47 years old; Net worth: US$20.1 billion and US$18.2 billion In India, when it comes to this man who is known as the "Rockefeller of India" Almost no one knows about the Ambani family. In 2002, Dhirubhai Ambani, who single-handedly founded the Reliance Group, passed away and his two sons inherited his property. The two brothers, who had always been at odds, officially split up in 2005. The elder brother Mukesh continued to be in charge of the group's petrochemical products, polyester and refined oil businesses, while the younger brother Anil withdrew from the group's core power circle and turned to specialize in the group's power, telecommunications and Financial services industry. Today, the two brothers rely on their respective business skills and savvy to work hard in their respective fields, and the results of their efforts are fully reflected in their rankings on the wealth list.

South Korea’s Lee Kun-hee

Age: 65 years old; Net worth: 2.9 billion US dollars. He manages South Korea’s famous Samsung Group. With a personal asset of nearly 3 billion US dollars, Lee Kun-hee is the richest man in South Korea. throne. Under Lee Kun-hee's careful management for more than 20 years, Samsung Group has become South Korea's largest enterprise group.

Malaysian Robert Kuok

Age: 83 years old; Net worth: US$7 billion Robert Kuok was born in 1923 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and is a descendant of Chinese. In the early 1950s, Robert Kuok made his fortune from the "Sugar King" and eventually became Malaysia's richest man spanning hotels, real estate, shipping, mining, insurance, media, grain and oil and other industries. His Shangri-La Hotels has 50 hotels around the world.

Philippine Chen Yongzai

Chen Yongzai was born in an ordinary family in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province in 1934. Chen Yongzai is a legend. From ordinary to brilliant, from poor to rich, such an experience sounds more like a myth. For young people with dreams, Chen Yongzai is another living example of dreams coming true. Chen Yongzai’s experience proved to them that achieving success through personal struggle is not only a story, but an achievable reality.

70-year-old Chen Yongzai ranks as the 12th richest man in Asia. No one can shake his status as the richest man in the Philippines.

Singapore's Kuo Ling Meng

"Forbes" magazine published the list of Southeast Asia's richest people for the first time in 2004. Real estate and hotel industry tycoon and Hong Leong Group Chairman Kuo Ling Meng's personal assets were US$2.8 billion. Became the richest man in Singapore and ranked third on the list.

62-year-old Guo Lingming, whose ancestral home is Tongan, Fujian, is the eldest son of Guo Fangfeng, the founder of Hong Leong Group in Singapore. He took over the group 10 years ago. Guo Fangfeng was born in an ordinary farmer's family in 1911. When he was 14 years old, he came to Singapore with a roll of straw mat to make a living. He worked as an apprentice in a hardware store during the day and went to night school to tutor his homework at night. Later, he and three brothers opened a small shop called "Feng Leong". Half a century later, Hong Leong became one of the largest Chinese business groups in Asia.

Vietnam

In Forbes' 2007 Asia Rich List, Southeast Asian countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia have wealthy businessmen on the list, and this region is the only one missing. The country with the fastest GDP growth - Vietnam.

According to Merrill Lynch's 2004 Global Wealth Report, one of the richest people on the list is Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai JS. The assets of the Ang An Calais Group include wooden furniture companies, hotels, real estate, and the Ang An Calais football team, which ranks first in the Vietnam Football League. As the chairman of Hong Ankarai Football Club, Duan Nguyen Duc owns 60% of the group's shares, with a market value of approximately US$74.3 million.

Truong Gia Binh, CEO and President of Vietnamese information technology company FPT, Vu Van Tien, Chairman of Hanoi Import and Export Corporation, and Saigon Securities Company (SSI), the leader of Vietnam’s securities industry ) Chairman Nguyen Duy Hung

Some people say that the richest man in Vietnam is Khai Silk, which needs to be verified

Indonesian Lin Shao Liang

On July 16, 1916, Lin Shaoliang was born into a prosperous peasant family in Niuzhai Village, Haikou Town, Fuqing County, Fujian Province, China. Lin Shaoliang is the chairman of the Indonesian Lin Group, an economic advisor to the Indonesian government, and the richest man in Indonesia. The American "Investor" magazine listed him as one of the world's top 12 bankers, and was once called "one of the top ten richest people in the world." In 1995, the group's total assets were as high as 18.4 billion U.S. dollars, its total business volume was approximately 20 billion U.S. dollars, and it owned 640 companies. Enterprise type: banking industry.

Singapore’s richest woman, Lam Ai Lian

According to Malaysian media reports on the 9th, the 45-year-old Lam Ai Lian, president of Singapore’s “Water Kingdom” Hyflux Group, was recently selected by the authoritative American financial magazine “Forbes” She is "the richest woman in Southeast Asia". As the first woman in history to break into the top 40 of Forbes Southeast Asia's richest list, she became the youngest richest person in the history of the list with a net worth of US$240 million.

Lin Ailian was born in Kampar Kampung, Perak, Malaysia, and is an orphan of Chinese origin

Japanese Hiroshi Yamauchi

Hiroshi Yamauchi, former chairman of Nintendo He became Japan's richest man with a net worth of US$7.8 billion, thanks to Nintendo's best-selling game console Wii. Yamauchi, 80, has seen his net worth surge by $3 billion over the past year, making him the richest man from third place last year.

In the past two years, Nintendo's stock price has more than tripled, giving the company a market value of $79 billion, in which Yamauchi owns 10%.

Last year, the richest man in Japan was real estate boss Akira Mori. His current net worth is US$7.7 billion, falling to the second richest person in Japan. Kunio Busujima, 83, the founder of pinball gambling machine maker Sankyo, ranks third with a net worth of $5.4 billion.

North Korea's Im Sang-wook

Lim Sang-wook, Lin Sang-wook grew from a small grocery store clerk to North Korea's richest man. His friend Kim Jong-hee summarized Lin Sang-wook's business methods : "It's not about pursuing profit but seeking justice." Lin Shangwo, who has a thorough understanding of business ethics, has truly achieved what he said: "Finance is as smooth as water, and people are as straight as balance."

Brunei Liu Jinguo

The 88-year-old Liu Jinguo was named Shanhe and his ancestral home was Pengcheng (now Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province). During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, my great-great-grandfather and his family moved to Tong'an County, and later moved to Baogaocuoshe, Shidulieyu, Xiangfengli, Tong'an County (today's Lieyu Township, Kinmen County). When he was 18 years old, he took a ship from Kinmen to Brunei and embarked on the arduous journey of life.

After arriving in Brunei, after decades of hard work, Liu Jin’s total industrial assets reached more than 4 billion, equivalent to more than 20 billion yuan, and he became an outstanding agricultural business entrepreneur in Brunei. The richest Chinese man and Chinese leader in Brunei.

Thailand Su Xuming

The Thai Charon Agency founded by Thai-Chinese Su Xuming is named after his own Thai name. It has more than 300 industrial and commercial enterprises under its jurisdiction, covering a wide range of fields. widely.

In the brewing industry, it owns more than 10 large breweries such as Shengsong Liquor Group and Wanzi Kangda Brewery, with an annual output of more than 100 million bottles, accounting for more than 80% of its domestic market; , owns Thai Beer Company, Beitie Brewery and the "Asia Carlsberg Beer Company" jointly operated with the Danish Carlsberg Brewery Company, with an annual output of more than 1 million tons of beer, 100,000 tons of purified water and soda water, and a registered trademark There are more than 100 beer brands, among which "Xiangbiao" and "Jiasbo" beers are sold at home and abroad, accounting for 73% of the domestic market. The annual tax payment reaches 40 to 50 billion baht (approximately 10 billion yuan), accounting for 10% of Thailand's national fiscal revenue. five.

In the hotel industry, it has more than 10 star hotels at home and abroad. There are two five-star hotels in Bangkok, among which the Queen's Garden Hotel has 1,400 rooms.

In the insurance industry, there are six wholly-owned or share-holding life and property insurance companies.

In terms of property, it owns leisure, shopping, conference and office buildings such as the Empire State Building, Pandit Towers, Sirikit International Convention Center, Bang Kabitha Wanna Mall, and Chai An Resort.

In the financial industry, it holds shares in many banks and securities markets such as Military Bank.

In terms of manufacturing, it has considerable modern alcohol factories, sugar factories, glass factories, paper making industries, etc.

In terms of the real estate industry, it owns TCC Real Estate Company, which has purchased multiple properties and invested heavily in cooperating with Singapore Guardian Real Estate Company to develop real estate industrial villages.

Agriculture, including farms and fields.

It has three golf courses in Bangkok, Hua Hin and Khon Kaen.

Tai Chalun Enterprise’s annual operating sales are more than 100 billion baht (more than 20 billion yuan), and its tax payment is more than 60 billion baht (more than 16 billion yuan). Mr. Su Xuming was listed among the world's 600 billionaires this year, ranking 194th with assets of US$3 billion (120 billion baht). He is the king of the wine industry and the richest man in Thailand.

Cambodia's Tan Phong Minh

Phnom Penh - Cambodian tycoon Tan Phong Minh is an iconic figure in the country's new wave of capitalism. He is of Chinese and Khmer descent and is widely regarded as Cambodia's richest entrepreneur. The business empire he oversees, with the Royal Group of Companies of Cambodia as its leading enterprise, plays an important role in the country's economic development and has also promoted Cambodia's development in recent years.

Chen Fengming is Prime Minister Hun Sen’s personal advisor. With his political connections, the 38-year-old was able to obtain concessions, licenses, and land leases from the government. His Royal Group has sometimes profited from these deals in controversial ways.

He owns controlling stakes in CTN TV station, Mobitel, the country's largest mobile communications operator, and Camlot Lottery Company. He also holds a 45% stake in the Royal Bank of New Zealand, a joint venture with ANZ Bank. He is the chairman of the board of directors of this joint venture and is said to be responsible for strategic decisions.

Last year, he acquired the fashionable and luxurious "Jinbaodian Hotel", founded "Infinity Insurance Company", and controlled the development rights of a large amount of land in the capital Phnom Penh. Critics say these are opaque deals that involve various government departments

Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia

Prince Alwaleed is the nephew of Saudi King Fahd. 10-15 of his personal assets (approximately 20 billion US dollars) are invested in the hotel industry. He owns or operates 274 hotels around the world, including the Mervenpick Hotel in Switzerland, the Four Seasons Hotel in London, the Fairmont Hotel in the United States, and the Paris Hotel. Disney Hotel and many other internationally renowned hotels.

President Zayed Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates

Age: 86 years old Net worth: US$20 billion

Source of wealth: Family inheritance

United Arab Emirates President Zayed Sultan Al Nahyan is the oldest person on the head of state's rich list.

Zayed is the fourth son of Sheikh Sultan, the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi. He was born in 1918. When he was young, he loved hunting eagles, riding horses and reciting poetry. In 1946, he was appointed governor of the Eastern Province of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, and took over as the chief of Abu Dhabi on August 6, 1966. After the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in December 1971, Zayed was elected as the first president of the country as the founder of the country. He has been re-elected to this day. He is the father of the UAE and was awarded the title of "World Great Man" in 1988.

Like many Arabs, Zayed also has many wives and children, with 19 princes and royalties under his knees. These falcon-loving brothers are all high-ranking officials. Like many Arab countries, the UAE is a federal republic in name only, but it is actually governed by a family. The Zayed family controls almost all political, military and economic power in the UAE. The eldest son, Khalifa, is the only deputy commander-in-chief of the federal army; the second son, Sultan, is the only deputy prime minister of the UAE government; the third son, Zayed, is the chief of staff of the federal army; the fourth son, Hamdan, is the minister of state for foreign affairs in the UAE; The fifth son, Hazza, is the intelligence chief of Abu Dhabi and the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company; the ninth son, Seif, is the Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates. The remaining princes also hold important positions in major government leadership departments or large financial groups.