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Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云, [mà y̌n];[2] born 10 September 1964), known professionally as Jack Ma, he is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and an executive chairman of Alibaba Group. As of April 2021, with a net worth of $51.5 billion, Jack Ma is the third-richest person in all of China.
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马云 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Hangzhou Normal University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Co-founder of Yunfeng Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Zhang Ying | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 马云 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬雲 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2018, Jack Ma said he was first inspired by the dreams of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He explained that Mahathir's vision to make Malaysia's capital a high-tech business center motivated him to start a digital business to change China's technology industry.[3]
In 10 September 2018, Jack Ma retired from Alibaba and focused on educational charity work.[4]
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