Rank #3011
Pongsak Viddayakorn
Net worth $1.0B
Hospitals · Thailand
- Born
- Mar 23, 1934
- Age
- 92
- Source
- Hospitals
- Residence
- Bangkok
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Medical Doctor, Mahidol University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Medical doctor Pongsak Viddayakorn cofounded hospital operator Bangkok Dusit Medical Services with fellow doctor Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth.
- In 2012, he sold his Bangkok Dusit shares to build a property portfolio through listed outfit Principal Capital,
- In 2017, Principal expanded into healthcare with the acquisition of four hospitals in the northern provinces. The company is aiming to grow its healthcare network to 20 hospitals by 2024.
- In 2020, his son Satit acquired a stake in listed Bumrungrad Hospital for close to $600 million.
- In June 2024, his son Satit resigned as chairman of Principal Capital after the regulators fined him for alleged stock manipulation. The company said it was fully cooperating with the authorities.
- He supported himself through high school and medical school by selling stationery.
- Pongsak grew up in the coastal province of Trat, bordering Cambodia and won a scholarship to an elite Bangkok high school.
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