Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.
| Born | 30 July 1947 |
|---|---|
| Died | 27 July 2008 (aged 60) |
| Citizenship | Indonesia |
| Occupation | tobacco tycoon |
| Spouse | Feni Olivia (Oei Fen-Liang)[3] |
| Rachman Halim (Chinese Indonesian name) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 蔡道行 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡道行 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cài Dàohéng | ||||||
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Early life
editHalim was born Tjoa Too Hing (蔡道行;[4] Hokkien: Chhoà Tō-hêng) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family.[4] He was the first son of Surya Wonowidjojo (Tjoa Jien Hwie), founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.[4]
Halim succeeded his father to become the CEO of Gudang Garam in 1984, and expanded the company into other fields, such as the Halim Indonesia Bank[5] (now, Bank ICBC Indonesia).
Legacy
editForbes, an American business publication, ranked him and his family as the richest in Indonesia for a number of years[6] and listed them in 2005 as having a net worth of US$2.8 billion.[7]
Death
editHalim died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2008 after a week of treatment for a coronary illness.[6]
References
edit- ^ "印度尼西亚40富豪榜_福布斯中文网". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ "Rachman Halim (Tjoa To Hing)". Pusaka Jawatimuran. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Ribuan Pelayat Mulai Datang ke Rumah Rachman Halim". Tempo.co. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Leo Suryadinata. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.
- ^ Indonesia Banking Directory
- ^ a b Arijit Ghosh and Aloysius Unditu. "Halim, Chairman of Cigarette Maker Gudang Garam, Dies." Bloomberg.com. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ World's Richest People: Halim, Rachman, & Family. Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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