Tiong Hiew King

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tiong (张).
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk
Tiong Hiew King
KBE PSM PGBK
张晓卿
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Occupation(s)Executive chairman, Rimbunan Hijau
Tiong Hiew King
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張曉卿
Simplified Chinese张晓卿
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xiǎoqīng
JyutpingZoeng1 Hiu2 Hing1
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Hiáu-kheng
Tâi-lôTiunn Hiáu-khing
Fuzhou BUCDiŏng Hiēu-kĭng

Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King PSM PGBK (simplified Chinese: 张晓卿; traditional Chinese: 張曉卿; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎoqīng; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Hiu2 Hing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Hiáu-kheng; Hokchew Romanized: Diŏng Hiēu-kĭng; born 1935) is the Malaysian Chinese founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua New Guinea is the largest in that country. He also has interests in logging operations in Russia.

Tan Sri Datuk Tiong resides in Sibu, a town in Sarawak, of Borneo island that is part of Malaysia. As of March 2018, with a net worth of about US$1.1 billion,[1] Tiong is ranked by Forbes as the 1,999th richest person in the world.[2] In April 2017, Tiong's family confirmed that he was hospitalized after suffering a stroke.[3][4]

  1. ^ Forbes.com
  2. ^ "Forbes Billionaires 2021: The Richest People in the World". Forbes.
  3. ^ "Family of tycoon Tiong Hiew King confirms stroke". Free Malaysia Today. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ "News on tycoon Tiong Hiew King's passing not true: Family".