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Sam Chong
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Mining
- Industry
- Metals & Mining
- Residence
- Brisbane
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
Biography
Malaysian-born Sam Chong is the co-owner of Jellinbah Group, which operates two coal mines in Queensland.
Chong trained as a mining engineer in Taiwan before moving to Australia in 1972.
Sam and his son Paul are directors at Jellinbah Group.
In January 2025, Chong bought Anglo American's one-third stake in Jellinbah for A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion); later in June 2025 he sold a 6.7% stake to Japanese conglomerate Marubeni.
Chong also owns a string of hotel and office properties in Brisbane.