Forbes Asia - June 2018

JEAN CHUNG/BLOOMBERG

1. LEE KUN-HEE
   $20.6 BILLION S
   SAMSUNG
   AGE: 76


2. SEO JUNG-JIN
   $11 BILLION S
   CELLTRION AGE: 60


3. JAY Y. LEE
   $7.9 BILLION S
   SAMSUNG AGE: 49


4. SUH KYUNG-BAE
   $7.6 BILLION S
   AMOREPACIFIC
   AGE: 55


5. KIM JUNG-JU
   $7.1 BILLION S
   NEXON AGE: 50


6. CHUNG MONG-KOO
   $4.9 BILLION
   HYUNDAI MOTOR
   AGE: 80


7. CHEY TAE-WON
   $4.7 BILLION S
   SK GROUP AGE: 57


8. KWON HYUK-BIN
   $4.3 BILLION T
   SMILEGATE AGE: 44


9. BANG JUN-HYUK
   $2.9 BILLION S
   NETMARBLE AGE: 50


10. LIM SUNG-KI
    $2.85 BILLION S
    HANMI SCIENCE
    AGE: 78


11. PARK YEON-CHA
    $2.75 BILLION Ì
    TAEKWANG INDUSTRIAL
    AGE: 72


12. CHUNG EUI-SUN
    $2.7 BILLION S
    GLOVIS & HYUNDAI MOTOR
    AGE: 47


13. KIM BEOM-SU
    $2.6 BILLION S
    KAKAO AGE: 52


14. SHIN CHANG-JAE
    $2.3 BILLION S
    KYOBO LIFE INSURANCE
    AGE: 64


15. LEE MYUNG-HEE
    $2.25 BILLION S
    SHINSEGAE AGE: 74


16. LEE BOO-JIN
    $2.05 BILLION S
    SAMSUNG C&T
    AGE: 47


17. PARK HYEON-JOO
    $2 BILLION T
    MIRAE ASSET
    AGE: 59

THE LIST

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After walking out of jail in February, the Samsung Electronics vice chairman turns 50 this month amid optimism about

his own future and that of the Samsung empire. He’s been on business trips, conferring with partner companies, buyers

and investors in Europe, Canada, Japan and elsewhere in Asia after spending nearly a year in jail. He was found guilty of

embezzlement and bribery in the transfer of funds at the behest of Park Geun-Hye, the ousted South Korean president

who’s now in prison. Lee, the country’s third-richest person, was freed after his sentence was suspended; he’s appealing

the conviction. He is now focusing on shoring up his grip on the group while waiting to succeed his father, Lee Kun-Hee,

hospitalized and unable to function four years after sufering a heart attack. Samsung Electronics last year racked up record

revenue of $212 billion and a net profit of $36.6 billion.

JAY Y. LEE: A FREE MAN

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