Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong
이재용
Lee in December 2016
Born (1968-06-23) June 23, 1968 (age 56)
Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea
Education
OccupationBusiness executive
Years active1991–present
TitleExecutive Chairman, Samsung Electronics
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2009)
[1]
Children2[2]
Parents
Relatives
Criminal information
OrganizationSamsung
Criminal statusPardoned on August 12, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-12)
Conviction(s)
Date apprehended
February 17, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-17)
Korean name
Hangul
이재용
Hanja
李在鎔
Revised RomanizationI Jaeyong
McCune–ReischauerI Chaeyong

Lee Jae-yong (Korean이재용; born July 18, 1968), anglicized as Jay Y. Lee,[3] is a South Korean business executive who has been serving as the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022.[4] He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee.[5] As of 17 April 2024, Lee has an estimated net worth of US$11.5 billion, making him the richest person in South Korea.[6]

In 2014, Lee was named the world's 35th most powerful person and the most powerful Korean by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People along with his father, Lee Kun-hee.[7]

  1. ^ 임세령 이재용 부부, 이혼소송 중…사실상 별거상태, Star Seoul (News), February 13, 2009
  2. ^ '둘째딸 낳은 삼성전자 이재용 상무 부인 임세령, The Dong-a Ilbo (News), May 4, 2004, retrieved July 22, 2016
  3. ^ "A Chinese Court Rejects Arrest of Samsung Heir Jay Y. Lee". Bloomberg L.P. January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job". BBC News. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea". BBC News. February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "#330 Jay Y. Lee". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes.