Henry Sy Sr.

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Henry Sy Sr. was a Filipino-Chinese tycoon and founder of the SM Group, known as the “Father of Philippine Retail” and once the country’s richest man.

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instanceOf billionaire
businessperson
entrepreneur
philanthropist
tycoon
birthDate 1924-12-25
birthPlace Xiamen, Fujian, China NERFINISHED
child Elizabeth Sy NERFINISHED
Hans Sy NERFINISHED
Harley Sy NERFINISHED
Henry Sy Jr. NERFINISHED
Herbert Sy NERFINISHED
Teresita Sy-Coson NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Philippines
deathDate 2019-01-19
deathPlace Manila, Philippines NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Chinese
Filipino Chinese
familyName Sy NERFINISHED
firstBusiness ShoeMart GENERATED
founderOf BDO Unibank NERFINISHED
SM Group NERFINISHED
SM Investments Corporation NERFINISHED
SM Prime Holdings NERFINISHED
SM Supermalls NERFINISHED
ShoeMart NERFINISHED
fullName Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. NERFINISHED
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
industry banking
real estate
retail
shopping malls
knownFor being the Father of Philippine Retail
being the richest man in the Philippines for several years
founding the SM Group
languageSpoken English
Filipino
Hokkien
migratedFrom China NERFINISHED
Xiamen NERFINISHED
movedTo Manila NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
nativeName 施至成 NERFINISHED
nickname Father of Philippine Retail
notableAchievement built the largest chain of shopping malls in the Philippines
consistently topped Forbes list of richest Filipinos
notableWork creation of SM Investments Corporation
development of SM Supermalls
expansion of SM Department Store
numberOfChildren 6
occupation businessman
investor
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Makati, Philippines NERFINISHED
Manila, Philippines NERFINISHED
spouse Felicidad Tan Sy NERFINISHED
startedCareerAs shoe store owner

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SM Megamall founderOfOperator Henry Sy Sr.