Lee Shin Cheng

Lee Shin Cheng
李深靜
Born(1939-06-03)3 June 1939
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Died1 June 2019(2019-06-01) (aged 79)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Lee Shin Cheng
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLi Shēnjìng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Sam1 Zing6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLí Chhim-chēng
Tâi-lôLí Tshim-tsīng

Lee Shin Cheng (3 June 1939 – 1 June 2019)[1] was a Malaysian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.[2] Lee Shin Cheng headed IOI Corporation Berhad, better known as IOI Group, as its executive chairman. IOI is a conglomerate managing oil palm plantations, producing specialty fats and oleochemicals, and is developing properties in Malaysia, Indonesia, the United States, and Europe [citation needed]. The IOI refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands is the largest palm oil refinery in Europe. IOI's oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia produce palm oil and palm kernel oil. These oils are made into specialty oils, metallic stearates and fats that are used in soaps, detergents, cosmetics and food additives. IOI Group is a leading real estate developer in Malaysia. Projects include townships, shopping malls, condominiums, office towers, and resorts[citation needed].

  1. ^ "IOI Group founder Lee Shin Cheng dies | The Malaysian Insight". www.themalaysianinsight.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ Forbes 2012 #4 Lee Shin Cheng