Portrait of Bachtiar Karim

Rank #2574

Bachtiar Karim

Net worth $1.6B

Palm oil · Indonesia

Born
Nov 05, 1957
Age
68
Source
Palm oil
Residence
Singapore
Citizenship
Indonesia
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Bachtiar Karim or Lim Ek Tjioe is chairman and CEO of Musim Mas Holdings, a Singapore-based integrated palm oil firm that owns operations in Indonesia.
  • He runs Musim Mas together with his brothers Burhan and Bahari.
  • His late father Anwar founded Nam Cheong Soap Factory in 1932; the family run operation still makes soaps and margarine.
  • The family opened the first palm oil refinery in Indonesia in 1970. Musim Mas was formally set up two years later.