Portrait of Chen Jianhua

Rank #162

Chen Jianhua

Net worth $17.8B

Chemicals · China

Born
Jan 01, 1971
Age
55
Source
Chemicals
Residence
Suzhou, Jiangsu
Citizenship
China
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Nanjing Normal University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Chen Jianhua is the chairman of Hengli Group, one of China's largest petrochemical businesses that also has interests in tourism and property development.
  • Chen's wife Fan Hongwei, also a billionaire, is the chairman of the group's listed arm Hengli Petrochemical.
  • Born into an impoverished family, Chen quit school at the age of 13.
  • He later made his fortune trading textiles and acquired a state-owned chemical fiber factory before expanding into petrochemicals.
  • The couple's son, Chen Hanlun, is Hengli Group's vice president. Their daughter, Chen Yiting, once led its tourism arm.

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