Lee Kun-hee

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Lee Kun-hee was a South Korean business magnate best known for transforming Samsung into one of the world’s leading technology and electronics conglomerates during his tenure as its chairman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
chairman
entrepreneur
human
associatedWith Samsung Lions
awardReceived Order of Industrial Service Merit (South Korea)
causeOfDeath complications from a heart attack
child Lee Boo-jin
Lee Jae-yong
Lee Seo-hyun
countryOfCitizenship South Korea
dateOfBirth 1942-01-09
dateOfDeath 2020-10-25
educatedAt George Washington University
Waseda University
employer Samsung Group
surface form: Samsung Electronics

Samsung Group
era early 21st century business leaders
late 20th century business leaders
familyName Lee
fieldOfWork consumer electronics industry
technology industry
gender male
givenName Kun-hee
knownFor driving Samsung’s shift to high-quality products
expanding Samsung’s global market share in electronics
leadership of Samsung Group
languagesSpoken Korean
memberOf Samsung Group
name Lee Kun-hee self-link
nationality South Korean
nativeName 이건희
netWorthRanking richest person in South Korea at various times
notableWork transformation of Samsung into a global technology leader
occupation business magnate
corporate executive
industrialist
parent Lee Byung-chul
placeOfBirth Daegu
Korea
surface form: Japanese Korea

Korea under Japanese rule
placeOfDeath Seoul
positionHeld Chairman of Samsung Electronics
Chairman of Samsung Group
religion Buddhism
residence Seoul
sportsOwnership Samsung Lions
surface form: Samsung Lions baseball team
spouse Hong Ra-hee

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Lee Byung-chul child Lee Kun-hee
Lee Maeng-hee sibling Lee Kun-hee
Lee Maeng-hee relative Lee Kun-hee
Lee Kun-hee name Lee Kun-hee self-link
Samsung Chaebol hasKeyPerson Lee Kun-hee
subject surface form: Samsung