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Robert Kuok Hock Nien, better known as Robert Kuok, [a] (born 6 October 1923) is a Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist based in Hong Kong since 1973. [2] According to Forbes, his net worth is estimated at $11.8 billion as of April 2023, [3] making him the wealthiest Malaysian citizen [4] [5] and 96th wealthiest person in the ...
The company was founded in 1968 as Perlis Plantations Berhad (from which it derives its current name) by Robert Kuok to cultivate and mill sugar cane in the northern Malaysian state of Perlis. The company went public in 1972 and has since ventured into other industries, although it exited the sugar business in 2009.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Chinese: 香格里拉酒店) is a multinational hospitality company, founded in 1971 by tycoon Robert Kuok and bearing the name of a Far Eastern mythical land of contentment depicted in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon.
Robert Budi Hartono: 83 Indonesia: 26.5 billion Indonesia: 76 Michael Hartono: 84 Indonesia: 25.5 billion Indonesia: 103 Li Xiting: 73 Singapore: 15.1 billion China: 154 Goh Cheng Liang: 96 Singapore: 12.7 billion Singapore: 159 Dhanin Chearavanont: 84 Thailand: 12.5 billion Thailand: 176 Robert Kuok: 100 Malaysia: 11.8 billion Hong Kong: 177
World rank Name Citizenship Net worth ()Source of wealth 176: Robert Kuok Malaysia 11.4 Billion: Kuok Group: 287: Quek Leng Chan Malaysia 8.8 billion: Hong Leong Capital: 624
Its residents have included property, casino, shipping and oil tycoons including Li Ka Shing, Cheng Yu-tung, Joseph Lau, Robert Kuok and Lui Che Woo. All of the Kwok brothers live within Deep Water Bay, as well as the e-commerce tycoon, Joseph Tsai .
Its largest shareholder is the family of Robert Kuok, a Malaysian Chinese businessman and the founder of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. It incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1996. [4] [5] [6]
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation was founded in 1968 by Robert Kuok on request of the Malaysian government. Kuok, who had no experience in the business, sought the help of the Hong Kong-Chinese shipping magnate, Frank Tsao. [1] For his help with establishing the business, Tsao was conferred the title of Tan Sri by the King of ...