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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 ...
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.
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
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
Tesla is allowed to sell cars in Malaysia without needing to comply with local rules on Malay ownership.
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.
In 1987, Kuok Khoon Hong was sent to China by his uncle Robert Kuok to explore the market. He noticed that most people there used unbranded soybean oil that was easy to deteriorate and was harmful to health. Kuok believed that there was an opportunity to enter the China grain and oil market. [2]
The highest class of the order is the Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (S.S.M.) (Malay: Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia). [3]The award recipient receives the title Tun and his wife Toh Puan.