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Jeffrey Cheah PSM SPMP DPMS KBE AO | |
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 Cheah in 2018 | |
| Born | 1945 or 1946 (age 78) |
| Education | Footscray Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of the Sunway Group |
| Title | Chairman of the Sunway Group |
| Spouse | Susan Cheah Seok Cheng |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Cheah Fah |
| Cheah Fook Ling | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝富年 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢富年 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hakka | Qia3 Fu5 Ngien2 Chia Fook Yin | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling (Chinese: 谢富年; Xiè Fùnián; born 1945 or 1946) KBE is a Malaysian entrepreneur who is the founder and current chairman of the Sunway Group, a Malaysian conglomerate operating in 12 industries with core businesses in property and construction.[1] Cheah is also the founder of Sunway University and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.[2][3] Through his foundation, Cheah has donated almost US$39 million to fund scholarships and educational causes since 2018.[4]
- ^ "Sunway Group: Chairman's Profile".
- ^ "Make Jeffrey Cheah Foundation tax-free". Free Malaysia Today. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Sunway University: The People: The Chancellery". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Chung, Grace. "Asia's 2019 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Catalysts For Change". Forbes. Retrieved 5 June 2020.