As per our current Database, Lee Kun-hee is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Lee Kun-hee is 82 years, 3 months and 19 days old. Lee Kun-hee will celebrate 83rd birthday on a Thursday 9th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Lee Kun-hee upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Lee Kun-hee |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Age | 82 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | January 9, 1942 (South Korea) |
Birthday | January 9 |
Town/City | South Korea |
Nationality | South Korea |
Lee Kun-hee’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Lee Kun-hee was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Best known as the Chairman of Samsung, this successful South Korean businessman made Forbes Magazine's 2013 List of The World's Most Powerful People.
After earning an undergraduate economics degree from Waseda University, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak pardoned Lee Kun-hee for his involvement in the Samsung bribery scandal of 2008.
Several of his children, including Lee Jae-yong and Lee Boo-jin, also became prominent Business executives. His father, Lee Byung-chul, founded Samsung in the late 1930s.
He and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon were the two most powerful South Koreans of 2013, according to Forbes Magazine.