Lee Kun-hee
Lee Kun-hee (Hangul: 이건희; Hanja: 李健熙; Korean pronunciation: [iːɡʌnhi]; January 9, 1942 – October 25, 2020) was a South Korean businessman. He was the chairman of Samsung Group. In 1996, Lee became a member of the International Olympic Committee. His family has a net worth of US$40.8 billion, which make them among the Forbes richest people in the world.
Lee Kun-hee | |
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.jpg) Lee attending breakfast with various Korean business leaders, 2013 | |
| Born | January 9, 1942 |
| Died | October 25, 2020 (aged 78) |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by a heart attack |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Waseda University George Washington University |
| Occupation | Chairman of Samsung |
| Spouse | Hong Ra-hee[2] |
| Children | Lee Jae-yong Lee Boo-jin Lee Seo-hyun Lee Yoon-hyung† |
| Parent(s) | Lee Byung-chull (1909–1987) Park Du-eul (1907–1999) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Geonhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Kŏnhŭi |
He was the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull.[3]
In May 2014, he was hospitalized for a heart attack and was in a coma.[4]
In 2014, Lee was named the world's 35th most powerful person and the most powerful Korean by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People along with his son Lee Jae-yong.[5]
He died on 25 October 2020 in Seoul from problems caused by the heart attack he suffered in 2014.[6] He was 78 years old.[7]
References
change- ↑ Louis Kraar (12 Apr 2010). "Lee Kun-Hee South Korean businessman". Britannica. Retrieved 18 Feb 2017.
- ↑ Herald, The Korea (29 March 2011). "Hong Ra-hee makes comeback as Leeum's director".
- ↑ "Profile: Lee Kun-hee". BBC. March 24, 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ↑ Power, John (7 April 2015). "Is Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dead or alive?". The Korea Observer. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes.
- ↑ 이건희 삼성 회장 별세…향년 78세 (in Korean)
- ↑ "Chairman of Samsung Group Lee Kun-hee dies at 78". The African Media. 2020-10-25. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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