Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.

Rachman Halim
[1]
Born(1947-07-30)30 July 1947
Kediri, Indonesia[2]
Died27 July 2008(2008-07-27) (aged 60)
CitizenshipIndonesia
Occupationtobacco tycoon
SpouseFeni Olivia (Oei Fen-Liang)[3]
Rachman Halim
(Chinese Indonesian name)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinCài Dàohéng
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Dàohéng

Early life

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Rachman Halim (Tjoa To Hing)". Pusaka Jawatimuran. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Ribuan Pelayat Mulai Datang ke Rumah Rachman Halim". Tempo.co. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Leo Suryadinata. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.
  5. ^ Indonesia Banking Directory
  6. ^ a b 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.