Chaleo Yoovidhya
Chaleo Yoovidhya ( Thai : เฉลียว อยู่ วิทยา , RTGS : Chaliao Yuwitthaya, [ t͡ɕʰàliǎw jùːwíttʰájaː ]; born August 17, 1923 in Phetchaburi ; † March 17, 2012 in Bangkok ) was a Thai businessman and billionaire.
Career
He was the owner of T. C. Pharmaceuticals and T. C. Agrotrading, which produce Krating Daeng and own 49% of Red Bull , and 50% of the foreign-based Piyavate Hospital in Bangkok. His son Chalerm held a further 2% in Red Bull, making the Yoovidhya family officially in the majority. On the Forbes - list of billionaires Chaleo 2005 ranked with a fortune of 2.2 billion US dollars worldwide 292nd place. In 2013, after Chaleo's death, Forbes ranked the Yoovidhya family fourth among the richest Thai people with $ 7.8 billion.
Chaleo was married twice and had eleven children.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thailand's third richest man, Chaleo, dies at 89. In: Bangkok Post . March 18, 2012, accessed May 3, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Inventor of Red Bull Formula died on ORF from March 17, 2012, accessed on March 17, 2012
- ^ Yoovidhya family , Thailand's 50 Richest, Forbes, July 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chaleo Yoovidhya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | เฉลียว อยู่ วิทยา (th) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | thai businessman and billionaire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phetchaburi |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 2012 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |