Jack Ma

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.

Jack Ma
马云
Ma in 2018
Born	(1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 60) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Education	Hangzhou Normal University (BA)
Occupations	Business magnate investor philanthropist
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
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	马云
Traditional Chinese	馬雲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Yún Wade–Giles Ma3 Yün2 IPA [mà y̌n] Wu Suzhounese Mô Yúin Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Máah Wàhn IPA [ma̬ː wɐ̏n] Jyutping Maa5 Wan4

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]