Hong Ra-hee

Hong Ra-hee [1]
Born (1945-07-15) 15 July 1945
North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Education Seoul National University
Occupation Businesswoman & Philanthropist
Spouse(s) Lee Kun-hee
Children Lee Jae-yong
Lee Boo-jin
Lee Seo-hyun
Lee Yoon-hyung
Parent(s) Hong Jin-ki (father)
Kim Yoon-nam (mother)
Korean name
Hangul 홍라희
Hanja 洪羅喜
Revised Romanization Hong Ra-hui
McCune–Reischauer Hong Ra-hŭi

Hong Ra-hee (born July 15, 1945) is a South Korean billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist who currently serves as the director of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art.[2] She is the wife of Lee Kun-hee, the richest citizen in South Korea.

Family

Her daughters currently serve jointly as president at Samsung C&T Corporation, while her daughter Lee Seo-hyun oversees Samsung's fashion division, and other daughter Lee Boo-jin overseas the resort division, which included the Everland Resort. Her father Hong Jin-ki was chairman of JoongAng Ilbo, which is currently run by her brother, and also an identified Chinilpa.

References

  1. "Hong Ra-hee". Forbes.
  2. "Hong Ra-hee makes comeback as Leeum's director". The Korea Herald. 2011-03-29.
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