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Tony Fernandes

Malaysian entrepreneur · Malaysia · On the map · Founders · Born 1964 · age 62

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company.

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A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 113 days, one point a day.

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  1. The amount of hate that goes on in social media sometimes outweighs the good.

    2019 · Tony Fernandes (2019) cited in "AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes quits Facebook: 'New Zealand was too much for me'" on CNN Business, 18 March, Own words

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Awards

Asia's Most Influential Malaysia2021
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

He has since founded the Tune Group of companies. Until 2021, he was the owner of Caterham Group, the parent company of British car manufacturer Caterham Cars. Until July 2023, he was the majority shareholder of Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Country
Malaysia
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 62

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