Portrait of Burhan Karim

Rank #2868

Burhan Karim

Net worth $1.3B

Palm oil · Indonesia

Born
Jan 01, 1960
Age
66
Source
Palm oil
Residence
Singapore
Citizenship
Indonesia
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Burhan Karim or Lim Ek Kian is a director of Musim Mas Holdings, a Singapore-based integrated palm oil firm that owns operations in Indonesia.
  • He runs Musim Mas alongisde brothers Bachtiar 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.