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South Korean businessman (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Lee Jae-yong (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jae-yong (Korean: 이재용; Hanja: 李在鎔; born June 23, 1968), anglicized as Jay Y. Lee,[4] is a South Korean business magnate who has been serving as the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022.[5] He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee.[6] As of 17th April 2024, Lee has an estimated net worth of US$11.5 billion, making him the richest person in South Korea.[7]
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이재용 | |
Born | (1968-06-23) June 23, 1968 (age 55) Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea |
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Title | Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics |
Spouse | [2] |
Children | 2[3] |
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Hangul | 이재용 |
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Revised Romanization | I Jaeyong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chaeyong |
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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 father, Lee Kun-hee.[8]