Tan Chin Nam
Malaysian businessman (1926–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dato' Tan Chin Nam (simplified Chinese: 陈振南; traditional Chinese: 陳振南; pinyin: Chén Zhènnán; Jyutping: Can4 Zan3 Naam4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chín-lâm; 18 March 1926 – 21 October 2018) was a Malaysian entrepreneur and developer. His family is the majority shareholder of IGB Corporation Berhad.[1]
Tan Chin Nam | |
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陳振南 | |
Born | 18 March 1926 |
Died | 21 October 2018 (aged 92) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Tan Chin Nam | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 陳振南 |
Simplified Chinese | 陈振南 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Zhènnán |
Jyutping | Can4 Zan3 Naam4 |
Hokkien POJ | Tân Chín-lâm |
Tâi-lô | Tân Tsín-lâm |
Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several companies and businesses.[2][3] He is famous as a property developer and was involved in various projects such as Shangri-La Hotel in Malaysia, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, shopping centres in Singapore and Malaysia, including one of the largest shopping malls in the world, Mid Valley Megamall. In Australia, he is responsible for the renovation of Queen Victoria Building (QVB) and Capitol Theatre in Sydney. He also owns a number of Australian-based Thoroughbred racehorses.
Tan's biography, released in 2006 and published by MPH Malaysia, is called Never Say I Assume!.