Lee Jae-yong | |
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이재용 | |
Born | Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea | June 23, 1968
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Occupation | Business executive |
Years active | 1991–present |
Title | Executive Chairman, Samsung Electronics |
Spouse | [1] |
Children | 2[2] |
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Organization | Samsung |
Criminal status | Pardoned on August 12, 2022 |
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Date apprehended | February 17, 2017 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이재용 |
Hanja | 李在鎔 |
Revised Romanization | I Jaeyong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chaeyong |
Lee Jae-yong (Korean: 이재용; 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]