Rachman Halim Explained

Rachman Halim
[1]
Birth Date:30 July 1947
Birth Place:Kediri, Indonesia[2]
Death Place:Singapore
Citizenship:Indonesia
Occupation:tobacco tycoon
Spouse:Feni Olivia (Oei Fen-Liang)[3]
Rachman Halim
(Chinese Indonesian name)
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Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.

Early life

Halim was born Tjoa Too Hing (;[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

Forbes, 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

Halim died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2008 after a week of treatment for a coronary illness.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 印度尼西亚40富豪榜_福布斯中文网 . 2011-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928121708/http://www.forbeschina.com/list/988 . 2011-09-28 .
  2. Web site: Rachman Halim (Tjoa To Hing). Pusaka Jawatimuran. 13 April 2018.
  3. News: Ribuan Pelayat Mulai Datang ke Rumah Rachman Halim. 13 April 2018. Tempo.co. 28 July 2008.
  4. Leo Suryadinata. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=fiW7AAAAIAAJ&q=BankHalim+1974&dq=BankHalim+1974&hl=id&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilwMq9vpD4AhXeS2wGHX1sD9QQ6AF6BAgJEAI Indonesia Banking Directory
  6. Arijit Ghosh and Aloysius Unditu. "Halim, Chairman of Cigarette Maker Gudang Garam, Dies." Bloomberg.com. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  7. World's Richest People: Halim, Rachman, & Family. Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2008.