Indonesia in Southeast Asia is one of the most diverse countries in the world. The unique culture and heritage of each region attracts many global tourists. Wonderful Indonesia is also the country with the largest number of Chinese in Southeast Asia. Due to historical reasons, it is incredible that Chinese do business in Indonesia, and the Chinese economy is an important part of Indonesia's economy.
In the 221 Forbes Global Rich List, there are 22 Indonesian rich people, over half of whom are Chinese entrepreneurs, which shows the weight and influence of Indonesian Chinese businessmen.
Fujian and Guangdong Chinese businessmen are the richest, and Jinjiang's two brothers dominate the list.
Huang Huixiang
In the 221 Forbes Rich List, there are 22 Indonesian rich people, and the minimum threshold for the list is $1.1 billion. Among them, Huizhong Huang, an Indonesian businessman from Jinjiang, is the richest man in Indonesia with a net worth of $2.5 billion, followed by his brother Huang Huixiang.
Huang Huixiang and Huizhong Huang inherited the clove cigarette manufacturer Djarum from their father. However, compared with tobacco, the richest man in Indonesia, Huang's two brothers' biggest assets are banking. Bank Central Asia, owned by the family, is the largest private bank in Indonesia. The group has two banks, Bank Hagakjta and Haga Bank, which are spread all over Indonesia.
Diversification is a major business feature of overseas Chinese businessmen. Huang Huixiang and Huizhong Huang brothers also operate diversified industries such as real estate, hotels and shopping centers. PT Bukit Mulia, a family subsidiary, is one of the largest business groups in Indonesia.
prakash lohia, an Indonesian petrochemical magnate with a net worth of $6.5 billion, ranks third in Forbes' list of Indonesia's richest people. He holds a considerable stake in Indorama Ventures, a petrochemical company listed in Bangkok, Thailand.
Indonesia's "timber king" Peng Yunpeng and his family
Indonesia's "timber king", Indonesia's "plywood king" and Prajogo Pangestu, chairman of Barido Pacific Construction Group, tied for third place with prakash lohia in Indonesia's rich list, with a net worth of $6.5 billion.
Peng Yunpeng's ancestral home is Xiaozheng Village, Dongkeng Town, Luhe County, Guangdong Province, China. His father Peng Rui was born in a poor peasant family. In his early years, he crossed Hainan and went to Indonesia to make a living, first as a rubber cutter and then as a tailor.
In the early 196s, Peng Yunpeng, who only graduated from junior high school, came to Jakarta to work in Caiyuandi Group, a subsidiary of Indonesian wood giant Burhan Uray. In 1977, he started his own business and started Barido Pacific Company, which has now become the largest plywood manufacturer and exporter in the world.
Peng Yunpeng and his wife, Zhang Minglian, went back to their hometown Xiaozheng Natural Village, Fuxin Village, Dongkeng Town, Luhe in 1993 to visit their relatives and ancestors. Last year, he donated one million dollars to support China's fight against the epidemic. Peng Yunpeng's Barido Pacific Construction Group is also a diversified comprehensive group, with a number of listed companies. Besides logging, plywood and paper making, it has also made achievements in banking, hotels and real estate investment.
kailu, founder and chairman of Indonesia CT group? Chairul Tanjung, ranked fifth, with a net worth of $4.8 billion.
Weng Junmin (left) and his son Weng Dachuan and grandson Chen Dongliang are in Dr. Li Wenzheng's ancestral home.
Weng Junmin, the 69-year-old chairman of Guoxin Group, and his family are worth $3.3 billion on the list. Tahir, who was awarded Datuk Seri by the Sultan of Malaysia, was once the first Chinese who was expected to be the vice president of Indonesia. His ancestral home was Fuqing, Fujian.
Weng Junmin, currently chairman of the board of directors of Indonesia Guoxin Group, chairman of Indonesia Guoxin Bank, chairman of Indonesian Chinese newspaper International Daily Newspaper Group and founder of Indonesia Weng Junmin Foundation, is also known as "philanthropist of Indonesia".
Weng junmin, born in Surabaya, Indonesia in 1952, is a second generation Chinese in Indonesia. His ancestral home is Fuqing, Fujian, and he graduated from Nanyang University in Singapore, San Francisco and Goldengate University in the United States. In 1988, he started from running a car sales company, turned to the clothing manufacturing industry after his failure, and then entered the financial industry. MAYAPADA Bank was established in Jakarta in 199. At present, Weng Junmin is the main shareholder of International Daily, the largest Chinese daily newspaper in Indonesia, and also the shareholder of Forbes magazine in Indonesia. In addition, Weng Junmin's industries cover many fields such as finance, medical care, retail, real estate and media.
Weng Junmin's ancestral home is Qilin Village, Xincuo Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province. His father Weng Wenying went to Nanyang to make a living in his early years. Weng Junmin is the son-in-law of Li Wenzheng, a "Indonesian money king" from Putian, and his father-in-law Li Wenzheng's ancestral home is at the mouth of Putian River.
ranked seventh and eighth on the rich list are Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja and Jerry Ng, with a net worth of $2.5 billion and $2 billion respectively.
Martua Sitorus
Among Forbes' top ten Indonesian rich people, Martua Sitorus is ranked 9th. In 1991, he and Guo Kongfeng, nephew of "Sugar King" Guo Henian jointly founded "Fengyi International", which is the only overseas Chinese enterprise among the five largest grain merchants in the world and one of the largest listed companies on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Martua Sitorus is currently a director and co-chief operating officer of Wilmar International.
Martua Sitorus, 61, has four children, and her ancestral home is Sanwu Village, cizao town, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province. Martua Sitorus is one of the experts in Indonesian palm industry. He entered this industry after graduating from university.
Djoko Susanto, 71, ranked 1th, is an Indonesian supermarket tycoon with a net worth of $1.7 billion. He was born in Jakarta in 195, and his ancestral home is Hemp Town, dapu county, Guangdong Province. He is a Hakka and a second-generation Indonesian Chinese entrepreneur who started from scratch.
Guo Guihe, the owner of Aifa supermarket chain,
Guo Guihe's father Guo Mengduo (193-1989) and his mother Huang Shuoniang (1914-1979), both Hakkas from Tai Po, Guangdong Province, sailed south to Indonesia in the 193s, got married in Coconut City, and then settled in Beiduoyao area to make a living by running grocery stores.
Guo Mengduo has given birth to five sons and five daughters, and Guo Guihe ranks sixth among his brothers and sisters, nicknamed "A Gui". In the 197s, when Guo Guihe was running the family's "happiness source" grocery store, he was always thinking about how to expand his business. Later, he discovered the potential of the cigarette market and gained the trust and support of many agents in Jakarta, especially Sambo Lin Company of Lin Tianbao family, the oldest Indonesian manufacturer of clove cigarettes. Sanbaolin is a tobacco company with a history of more than 1 years, and it is also a top giant rich for more than three generations.
Guo Guihe, who started out as a tobacco wholesaler, has the reputation of "God of Tobacco" in Indonesia. Later, he went deep into chain retailing, and his family owned more than 1,2 supermarket chains, which made him a giant in Indonesian retailing.
Guo Guihe's Alfamart convenience store not only opened in major cities in Indonesia, but also touched the hinterland.
At present, Guo Guihe and Chen Lizhen have five children, all of whom have a successful career. In the 198s, with the support of his wife, Chen Lizhen, Guo Guihe developed the "Ciyu" educational institution. This private educational institution has been established from primary and secondary schools to universities. It is also his regret to make up for his early dropout and let more people have the opportunity to study.
among the 22 richest Indonesians listed by Li Wenzheng, the founder of Lippo Group, Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono (Lin Lianxing), the oldest, is 92 years old. Lin Lianxing, also known as "Lin Moulu", is a native of Fuqing City, Fujian Province. He is the honorary chairman of the Indonesian Chinese General Association, the first honorary chairman of the Indonesian Lin Clan Association and the honorary chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
The second richest man is Li Wenzheng, the 92-year-old Indonesian "King of Money" and founder of Lippo Group, and his family. He is on the same list as Weng Junmin and Weng Xu, which is also a much-told story.
Li Wenzheng, whose ancestral home is Xindian Village, Jiangkou Town, Hanjiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, was called Xinghua in ancient times. His ancestral home is Xinghua Bay. Xinghua Bay is adjacent to Fuqing Bay, and Weng Junmin, a native of Fuqing, has become the son-in-law of Li Wenzheng, a native of Putian, and also has geographical relations.
In fact, Li Wenzheng and Lin Shaoliang, another Fuqing native and former Indonesian richest man, are like brothers, working together to establish the Central Asia Bank, and also working together to establish Lippo Group.
Li Wenzheng was born in Malang Town, East Java, 8km south of Surabaya, the provincial capital, in May 1929. His father Li Yamei and his mother Shi Bilan moved south from Jiangkou to East Java, Indonesia, and opened an Indonesian floral skirt and daily necessities grocery store in Malang, East Java. Li Yamei has two sons and three daughters, and Li Wenzheng is the third.
During World War II, Li Wenzheng returned to China and studied in the Philosophy Department of National Central University (note: Southeast University) in Nanjing. Later, he moved to Hong Kong and returned to East Java to work in a shop run by Li Jiaye and Li Wangshi. Li Wenzheng, who was appreciated by the Li family, married Li Limei, the daughter of Li Jiaye and Li Wangshi in 1956.
After their marriage, Li Wenzheng and his wife went to Jakarta to make a living. First, they co-founded a small shop, and then they co-founded the "Oriental Three" company and founded "Peace Shipping". Ten years later, he did not have much savings. Entering the banking industry is also occasional.
Li Wenzheng is known as the "Indonesian Money King" who is good at treating banks.
In 196, Pirama Shari, the manager of Indonesia-based McMullan Bank, who was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor operation, called on Li Wenzheng to invest 2, US dollars to save the bank. Li Wenzheng was a little startled at first, but he suddenly changed his mind. Isn't the banker's dream that he has been longing for so much coming? Therefore, Li Wenzheng subscribed for a 2% stake in this bank and served as a director; His investment of $2, was mostly borrowed from well-connected Fujian villagers, and the bank will come back to life in the future.
Chen Jianghe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Singapore Golden Eagle Group
Chen Jianghe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Singapore Golden Eagle Group with a net worth of US$ 1.4 billion, has won the title of the richest man in Indonesia for many times. He is also a native of Putian, a native of Jiangkou like Li Wenzheng, and his ancestral home is Shixi Village, Jiangkou Town, Hanjiang District, Putian, Fujian.
Chen Jianghe was born in Indonesia in 1949. In 1937, his father Chen Jinrong went to Nanyang to make a living. When Chen Jianghe was 17 years old, his father Chen Jinrong was ill in bed because of overwork, so he was forced to drop out of school. Following his father's footsteps, he hired three employees to supply motorcycle parts for Indonesian oil companies. By the time he was 26, he had earned $1 million.
Singapore Golden Eagle Group, founded by Chen Jianghe, is a diversified multinational industrial group integrating forest pulp and paper, agricultural products industry, special dissolved wood pulp and cellulose fiber, and energy development, with total assets exceeding 18 billion US dollars and more than 6, employees worldwide. After the 199s, he entered the China market on a large scale, with a total investment of over 5 billion yuan.
Chen Jianghe, who is enthusiastic about charity, and his wife Huang Ruie founded the Chen Jianghe Foundation in 1981. At present, Golden Eagle Group has eight companies, namely Asia Pacific Resources Group, Asia Pacific Sembo Group, Asia Planting Group, Summit Group, Bath Group, Asia Pacific Rayon(APR) and Pacific Oil and Gas Co., Ltd..
Chen Jianghe and his wife Huang Ruie have four children. In order to experience the second generation of successors, he once asked his second daughter to volunteer in Cambodia and sent his youngest son Chen Jiansheng to a remote town. Family style and family instruction is the guiding light to guide the family to move forward. Chen Jianghe personally concluded the "Chen Family Instruction". The first one is "Love his son without teaching, and it is still not love; It is better not to teach than to teach. "
Chen Jianghe said: If you really love children, teach them well; If you don't teach him well, it's not true love; If the teaching method is incorrect or the teaching is wrong, it is not successful.
Fu Zhikuan, founder and president of Indonesia Media Group (CCM) (2 from left)
Murdaya Poo, founder and president of Indonesia Media Group (CCM) who was born in Meixian County, Guangdong Province, has a net worth of $1.2 billion on the list.
The 8-year-old Fu Zhikuan family is diversified, and CCM Group is china xd's Indonesian partner.
It is necessary to mention that in March 214, former Indonesian President Susilo issued Presidential Decision No.12, announcing the cancellation of the documents circulated by the Cabinet Bureau in 1967, officially abolishing the official term "Tjina/China/Cina" (zhina), re-using the term Tionghoa (China) as the title of Chinese, and changing Republik Rakyat China back to Republik Rakyat.
An article in Jakarta Post later said that the change of title was not unrelated to the unremitting efforts of Indonesian Chinese themselves. In addition, it was Wang Youshan, the former chairman of Indonesian Chinese General Association and the founder of Indonesian National Construction Foundation, and Fu Zhikuan, a former congressman, who finally persuaded President Susilo to abolish the use of "zhina".
remember this Meixian Chinese entrepreneur-Fu Zhikuan! Chinese Indonesians have experienced a hundred years of vicissitudes and hardships. From Cina (zhina) to Tionghoa (China), the change of this title indicates that Chinese, as an important Indonesian ethnic group, are seeking due respect.