Lee Myung-hee

Lee Myung-hee
Lee Myung-Hee in 2016
Born (1943-09-05) 5 September 1943 (age 81)
Alma materEwha Womans University
OccupationChairman of Shinsegae Group
SpouseChung Jae-eun
Children2, including Chung Yong-jin
ParentLee Byung-chul
Korean name
Hangul
이명희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Myeonghui
McCune–ReischauerI Myŏnghŭi

Lee Myung-hee (Korean이명희; born 5 September 1943[1]) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairwoman of the Shinsegae Group. She is the youngest daughter of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group and the sister of the former late chairman Lee Kun-Hee. Lee became the company's chairwoman in 1997 following its separation from Samsung and is credited for growing it into the country's second-largest retailer. With an estimated net worth of $840 million she is one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 20th on Forbes 2017 list of 50 Richest Koreans.[1]

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