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Lee Jae-yong
South Korean business executive (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jae-yong (Korean: 이재용; born June 23, 1968), anglicized as Jay Y. Lee,[4] is a South Korean business executive 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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Lee Jae-yong | |
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이재용 | |
![]() Lee in December 2016 | |
Born | (1968-06-23) June 23, 1968 (age 56) Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea |
Education | |
Occupation | Business executive |
Years active | 1991–present |
Title | Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics |
Spouse | [2] |
Children | 2[3] |
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Criminal information | |
Organization | Samsung |
Criminal status | Pardoned on August 12, 2022 (22 months ago) |
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Date apprehended | February 17, 2017 (7 years ago) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이재용 |
Hanja | |
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]