Rachman Halim
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Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.
Early life
Halim was born Tjoa Too Hing (Template:Linktext;[1] Hokkien: Chhoà Tō-hêng) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family.[1] He was the first son of Surya Wonowidjojo (Tjoa Jien Hwie), founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.[1]
Halim succeeded his father to become the CEO of Gudang Garam in 1984, and expanded the company into other fields, such as the Halim Indonesia Bank[2] (now, Bank ICBC Indonesia).
Legacy
Forbes, an American business publication, ranked him and his family as the richest in Indonesia for a number of years[3] and listed them in 2005 as having a net worth of US$2.8 billion.[4]
Death
Halim died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2008 after a week of treatment for a coronary illness.[3]
References
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- ↑ a b c Leo Suryadinata. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.
- ↑ Indonesia Banking Directory
- ↑ a b Arijit Ghosh and Aloysius Unditu. "Halim, Chairman of Cigarette Maker Gudang Garam, Dies." Bloomberg.com. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ↑ World's Richest People: Halim, Rachman, & Family. Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2008.