Low Tuck Kwong
$27.3B
Born
Apr 17, 1948
Age
76
Source of Wealth
Coal
Residence
Jakarta,
Citizenship
Indonesia
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
- Known as the coal king, Singapore-born Low Tuck Kwong is the founder of Bayan Resources, a coal mining company in Indonesia.
- He also controls Singapore's renewable energy company Metis Energy (formerly known as Manhattan Resources) and has interests in The Farrer Park Company and Samindo Resources.
- Low is backing SEAX Global, which is building a submarine sea-cable system for internet connectivity linking Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.
- Low worked for his father's construction company in Singapore as a teenager and then moved to Indonesia in 1972 for greater opportunities.
- In August 2024 he transferred a stake in Bayan, worth $6.6 billion at the time, to his daughter Elaine.
- Low thrived as a building contractor but hit the jackpot after buying his first mine in 1997.
- The animal lover has sponsored a zoo with gibbons, sun bears, peacocks and orangutans.
- In 2019, Low Tuck Kwong donated $7 million to Dana Lestari ITB, an endowment fund of the Bandung Institute of Technology.
| Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDONESIA | BYAN-ID | Bayan Resources Group | 20,780,733,000 | 1.21 | IDR |
| SINGAPORE | L02-SG | Manhattan Resources | 2,356,020,000 | 0.02 | SGD |
| INDONESIA | MYOH-ID | Samindo Resources | 312,776,000 | 0.12 | IDR |
| INDONESIA | VOKS-ID | Voksel Electric | 0 | 0.01 | IDR |