Lee Kun-hee facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lee Kun-hee
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Lee attending breakfast with various Korean business leaders, 2013
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| 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 |
| Net worth | US$20.6 billion (February 2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Hong Ra-hee |
| 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 | 이건희 |
| Hanja | 李健熙 |
| 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 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.
He was the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull.
In May 2014, he was hospitalized for a heart attack and was in a coma.
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.
He died on 25 October 2020 in Seoul from problems caused by the heart attack he suffered in 2014. He was 78 years old.
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Young Lee Kun-hee with his father Lee Byung-chul.
