Lee Kun-hee
Lee Kun-hee (Korean pronunciation: [iːɡʌnhi]; born January 9, 1942) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairman of Samsung Group. He had resigned in April 2008, owing to a Samsung slush funds scandal, but returned on March 24, 2010. He speaks Korean, English, and Japanese. In 1996, Lee became a member of the International Olympic Committee. With an estimated net worth of $12.6 billion, he and his family rank among the Forbes richest people in the world. He is the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul.Lee was named the world's 41st most powerful person by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People in 2013, the second highest among Koreans after Ban Ki-moon.
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| Birth date | January 09, 1942 |
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External resources
- http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/281425.html
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126206742869108631.html
- http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/opinion/200601/kt2006010821132854090.htm
- http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=FFP3&datatype=Person
- http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/14/business/samsung.php
- http://www.leekunhee.com/en/enchair_info.jsp