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Mochtar Riady

Indonesian financial magnate

Mochtar Riady, born Lie Mo Tie (Chinese: 李文正; pinyin: Lǐ Wén Zhèng; born 12 May 1929) is an Indonesian financial magnate and the founder and chairman emeritus of Lippo Group. He was born in Malang to a Chinese Indonesian family.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mochtar Riady (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 12, 1929.¹

About

At five months old, his parents took him to his father's ancestral village in Fujian where he lived until he was six years old.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mochtar Riady, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Lippo GroupFounder¹⁴
Lippo KarawaciChief executive officer¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedNanjing University³

Riady's father was a batik trader named Liapi (1887–1959), while his mother was named Sibelau (1889–1937). Both of his parents migrated from Putian and arrived in Malang in 1918.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mochtar Riady (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: politician, businessperson, entrepreneur.⁷

Since 2014Member of Tainan City Council⁶
Date not recordedFounded Lippo Group⁴
Date not recordedChief executive, Lippo Karawaci⁵

Personal life

BornMay 12, 1929, Malang⁸
CitizenshipIndonesia⁹
SpouseSuryawati Lidya¹⁰

Awards

2021Asia's Most Influential Indonesia^{11 13}
2005honorary doctor of the Southeast University^{11 12}
Date not recordedTatler 500 Indonesia¹¹

Sources

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WikidataMochtar Riady on Wikidata
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WikipediaMochtar Riady on Wikipedia
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WikidataMochtar Riady: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: Founded Lippo Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: Chief executive, Lippo Karawaci, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: Member of Tainan City Council, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataMochtar Riady: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataLippo Group, Founder
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WikidataLippo Karawaci, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsMochtar Riady photo by Pablo Bila, CC BY-SA 4.0