Yeoh Tiong Lay
Malaysian businessman (1929–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Liow Tiong Lai.
Yeoh Tiong Lay (Chinese: 楊忠禮; 18 December 1929 – 18 October 2017) was a Malaysian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation,[1] Malaysia's largest conglomerate, with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology. YTL is based primarily in Malaysia but has extensive operations in Asia, Australia and the United Kingdom, where it owns the utility Wessex Water.
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Yeoh Tiong Lay | |
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楊忠禮 | |
Born | (1929-12-18)18 December 1929 |
Died | 18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 87) |
Burial place | Nilai Memorial Park |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, YTL Corporation |
Spouse | Puan Sri Datin Seri Tan Kai Yong |
Children | 7, including Francis Yeoh and Yeoh Soo Keng |
Chinese name | |
Simplified Chinese | 杨忠礼 |
Traditional Chinese | 楊忠禮 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Zhōnglǐ |
Jyutping | Joeng4 Zung1 Lai5 |
Hokkien POJ | Iûⁿ Tiong-lé / Iôⁿ Tiong-lé |
Tâi-lô | Iûnn Tiong-lé / Iônn Tiong-lé |
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In 2013, he established the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law at King's College, London with a gift of US$11 million.[2]