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Robert Kuok

Malaysian businessman · Malaysia · On the map · Founders · Born 1923 · age 103

Robert Kuok Hock Nien, better known as Robert Kuok, is a Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist based in Hong Kong since 1973. According to Forbes, his net worth is estimated at $11.8 billion as of April 2023, making him the wealthiest Malaysian citizen and 96th wealthiest person in the world.

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2021Asia's Most Influential MalaysiaAwardTatler Most Influential Hong KongAward1940“Several of my classmates from my Chinese school in 1940 were from a lovely Chaozhou family. They had three or four sisters, and their father was a kind and generous man.”In their words

1923Born6 October 1923

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  1. But such meanness can incite you to achieve great things. I take insults - insults to my physical being, to my mental being, to my pride - very deeply. I can't shake them off!

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  2. He would start a business, lose money, close it and start another. That would make money for a while, and then the cycle would repeat.

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  3. Having all the cash suddenly siphoned out of a company is like draining all the blood from the body.

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Asia's Most Influential Malaysia2021
Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong2021

About this person

As of April 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2023, Kuok has an estimated net worth of $17.7 billion, making him the 97th richest person in the world.

Country
Malaysia
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1923 · age 103