Rank #1349
Tung Chee Hwa
Net worth $3.2B
Shipping · Hong Kong
- Born
- Jul 07, 1937
- Age
- 88
- Source
- Shipping
- Residence
- Hong Kong
- Citizenship
- Hong Kong
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Liverpool
Net worth over time
Biography
- Tung Chee Hwa is the eldest son of shipping magnate Tung Chao Yung, who founded what became one of Hong Kong's largest shipping companies.
- After running Orient Overseas for 14 years, Chee Hwa handed over the reins to younger brother Chee Chen in order to serve as Hong Kong's first chief executive.
- In 2018 the two brothers sold their entire 68.7% stake to China shipping giant COSCO, pocketing $4.3 billion.
- His two sons, Alan and Andrew, were both executives at Orient Overseas.