Robert Kuok Memoir Malaysia

However in his memoir kuok said he played an intermediary role in ending communist insurgency in malaysia by passing messages between malaysia and china in the 1980s. As the pond grew ever more suffocating he moved to singapore and created another venture in singapore. A memoir is available at mph and popular bookstores.

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This article first appeared on mar 19 2018 in the edge malaysia.

Robert kuok memoir malaysia. Born 6 october 1923 is a malaysian business magnate and investor of chinese descent. He founded internationally renowned shangri la hotels in singapore in 1971. But he is especially fond of his mother who heavily inspired his memoir released last year robert kuok.

Robert kuok hock nien simplified chinese. Whether you agree with kuok or not this is a fascinating read for anyone interested in malaysian history and business. From a humble beginning in johor bahru he founded kuok brothers malaysia.

From 1959 to 2009 kuok also founded and had a major stake in the. Kuok group manages operates and or have investments in several companies based all over the world including ppb group berhad federal flour mills ffm berhad kerry properties chemquest shangri la hotels and resorts founded by kuok in 1971 and wilmar international the world s largest listed palm oil trader company. The notoriously media shy robert kuok 94 has opened up in a 376 page memoir that details his rise from a broken family in johor baru to becoming malaysia s richest man.

Kuok has always been a devoted son even long after the death of his parents. Robert kuok is the richest man in malaysia. This is the only official memoir of robert kuok the man who is known as the sugar king.

The backdrop on the stage of my life is 70 to 90 per cent mother 10 to 30 per cent william his brother he wrote. According to forbes his net worth is estimated at 10 6 billion as of july 2020 making him the wealthiest person in malaysia and 104th wealthiest in the world. Robert kuok touted as malaysia s richest man recently released his memoirs which details his observations about anything and everything from his mother to malaysian and chinese politics.

Robert kuok s memoir was expected to sell 4 000 copies but sold 10 times that number in just four months and spent 33 weeks on the straits times bestseller list for non fiction. Read more at. He owns kuok group which has interest in hotels real estate and commodities.