Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew-king (simplified Chinese: 张晓卿; Chinese: 張曉卿; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎoqīng) is the Malaysian Chinese owner as well as chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a hardwood firm established in 1975. Its overseas wood operations in Papua New Guinea is the biggest because nation. He likewise has interests in logging operations in Russia.
Tan Sri Datuk Tiong resides in Sibu, a community in Sarawak, of Borneo island that becomes part of Malaysia. With a net worth of US$ 1.8 billion, Tiong is ranked by Forbes as the 840th wealthiest person in the world.
in media
Tiong’s Rimbunan Hijau Team runs Sin Chew Jit Poh and Guang Ming Daily, 2 of the significant Chinese national dailies in Malaysia. They also run The National Daily in Papua New Guinea and also Ming Pao Holdings Ltd in Hong Kong. He is forging an international Chinese publishing team with his Ming Pao Enterprises; Ming Pao paper is also offered in San Francisco, New york city, Vancouver as well as Toronto.
in regional politics
Back house in Sibu, Tiong as well as his family members are members of the ruling Sarawak United People’s Celebration (SUPP), a significant of the coalition government in Sarawak. Tiong’s more youthful brother Tiong Thai King has actually been the Participant of Parliament of the Lanang Parliamentary Constituency in Sibu from 1995 to 2013.
source:
- Forbes
- celebritynetworth