Hong Ra-hee
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Hong Ra-hee

Korea 80 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Samsung
Industry
Technology
Residence
Seoul
Education
Seoul National University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Widowed
Children
3

Assets

  • Cheil Industries
    0 shares @ -
    -
    028260-KR
  • Samsung Electronics
    73,185,000 shares @ -
    -
    005930-KR
  • Samsung Electronics
    -19,300,000 shares @ -
    -
    005930-KR
  • Samsung SDS
    3,000 shares @ -
    -
    018260-KR

Biography

Hong Ra-hee is the widow of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who had long been South Korea's richest person before his death in 2020.

She was the director of the Samsung Museum of Art, known as Leeum, and the Ho-Am Art Museum before her resignation in 2017.

Hong is an arts graduate of Seoul National University, and both museums contain collections from her father-in-law, Samsung founder Lee Byung-Chull.

Her father was chairman of one of Korea's largest daily newspapers, JoongAng Ilbo, which is now run by her nephew.

One of her brothers, Hong Seok-joh, is the chairman of Korea's biggest convenience-store chain.