Lim Goh Tong is a popular Malaysian household name for owning Malaysia's only casino resort in Genting Highlands, a hilltop hotel cum resort. He passed away this morning at Subang Jaya Medical Center (SJMC) at the age of 90. Lim made himself famous by battling against the odds to build Genting Highlands, considering Malaysia is a muslim country, and flourished into a Las Vegas-style resort.
Born in Anxi in Fujian province, Lim was the fifth child among seven siblings who migrated to Malaya, as Malaysia was then known, in 1937 at the age of 19 with only a suitcase and US$175 in his pocket.
Forbes magazine listed Lim, among the world's top 250 billionaires in 2006 and the third richest person in Malaysia with a personal net worth of US$4.3 billion (€3.04 billion).
His empire of business now includes hotels and resorts, plantations, properties, paper manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, electronic commerce and information technology development.
His company, Genting International, last year made headlines by securing a lucrative contract awarded by Singapore Government to build and operate a world class integrated casino and resort in Singapore's Sentosa Island.
This post is a special tribute to this person who has achieved many great things in life and a fine example for entrepreneurs.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
A Tribute To Lim Goh Tong
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