Lee Shau-Kee
Hong Kong business magnate
Died when: 97 years 25 days (1164 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Lee Shau-kee GBM (Chinese: ???; born 7 March 1928 in Shunde, Guangdong, China) was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.He is a real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in property, hotels, restaurants and internet services.
In 2019, aged 91, Lee stepped down as chairman and managing director of the company, in favour of two of his sons, Peter and Martin Lee.
He retains a role as an executive director.His personal wealth is estimated to be US$33.0 billion as of July 2021, making him the second wealthiest man in Hong Kong (behind Li Ka-shing), and the 43rd richest in the world.
Before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, he was the fourth-richest person in world.Since 2006, Lee has accrued profits from his holdings of Mainland-controlled stocks.
He is also known as "Uncle Four", one of the very few fourth-born children in the world to have become a multi-billionaire.