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About Lee Kun-hee
Lee Kun-hee was a South Korean businessman who served as the chair of Samsung from 1987 to 2008 and from 2010 to his death in 2020. He is also credited with the transformation of Samsung to one of the world's largest business entities that engages in semiconductors, smartphones, electronics, shipbuilding, construction, and other businesses. Since Lee became the chair of Samsung, the company became the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones, memory chips, and appliances. He was the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. With an estimated net worth of US$21 billion at the time of his death, he was the richest person in South Korea, a position that he had held since 2007.
Everything about Lee Kun-hee →- Occupation
- entrepreneur, businessperson, industrialist, sports official
- Position held
- Chairman of Samsung Group, Chairman of Samsung Group
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Born
- January 9, 1942
- Died
- October 25, 2020