Hong Ra-hee | |
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Born |
North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
July 15, 1945
Education | Seoul National University |
Occupation | Businesswoman & Philanthropist |
Spouse(s) | Lee Kun-hee |
Children |
Lee Jae-yong Lee Boo-jin Lee Seo-hyun Lee Yoon-hyung |
Parent(s) |
Hong Jin-ki (father) Kim Yoon-nam (mother) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 홍라희 |
Hanja | 洪羅喜 |
Revised Romanization | Hong Ra-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Ra-hŭi |
Hong Ra-hee (born July 15, 1945) is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist who currently serves as the director of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art . She is the wife of Lee Kun-hee, the richest citizen in South Korea.
Her daughters currently serve jointly as president at Samsung C&T Corporation, while her daughter Lee Seo-hyun oversees Samsung's fashion division, while her other daughter Lee Boo-jin overseas the resort division, which included the Everland Resort. Her father Hong Jin-ki was chairman of JoongAng Ilbo, which is currently run by her brother, and also an identified Chinilpa.