Lee Kun-hee | |
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.jpg) Lee attending breakfast with various Korean business leaders, 2013 | |
| Born | (1942-01-09)January 9, 1942 |
| Died | October 25, 2020(2020-10-25) (aged 78) |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by aheart attack |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Waseda University George Washington University |
| Occupation | Chairman ofSamsung |
| 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 |
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 thechairman ofSamsung Group. In 1996, Lee became a member of theInternational Olympic Committee. His family has a net worth ofUS$40.8 billion, which make them among theForbes richest people in the world.
He was the third son ofSamsung founderLee Byung-chull.[3]
In May 2014, he was hospitalized for a heart attack and was in acoma.[4]
In 2014, Lee was named the world's 35th most powerful person and the most powerful Korean byForbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People along with his sonLee 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]
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