Portrait of Chung Mong-joon

Rank #1400

Chung Mong-joon

Net worth $3.0B

Shipbuilding, industrial machines · South Korea

Born
Oct 17, 1951
Age
74
Source
Shipbuilding, industrial machines
Residence
Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Ph.D, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Business Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Seoul National University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Chung Mong-joon is the largest shareholder of shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • He is the sixth son of the late Hyundai group founder Chung Ju-yung, who got his start repairing trucks for the U.S. Army after the Korean War.
  • Chung ran HD Hyundai Heavy Industries until he entered politics in 1988; he served seven terms in the National Assembly.
  • In 2014, he ran for mayor of Seoul but lost.
  • He is a former vice president of international soccer body FIFA.

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