Rank #213
Robert Kuok
Net worth $14.0B
Palm oil, shipping, property · Malaysia
- Born
- Oct 06, 1923
- Age
- 102
- Source
- Palm oil, shipping, property
- Residence
- Hong Kong
- Citizenship
- Malaysia
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 8
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Raffles College
Net worth over time
Biography
- Robert Kuok is the richest man in Malaysia. He owns Kuok group, which has interests in hotels, real estate and commodities.
- He founded the internationally renowned Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts chain in Singapore in 1971.
- His nephew Kuok Khoon Hong runs Wilmar International, in which Kuok has a valuable stake.
- Robert Kuok's eldest son Beau Kuok is chairman of Kuok group. His youngest son Kuok Khoon Hua is chairman and CEO of Hong Kong property company Kerry Properties.
- His grandson, Kuok Meng Wei, is leading the family's investments in AI data centres through K2 Strategic.
- Kuok started his career in business trading rice, sugar, and wheat flour in 1949 in Johor.
- Kuok is a long-time resident of Hong Kong.
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