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Samsung Electronics Chairman, Kun-hee Lee Dies At 78

Samsung Electronics Chairman, Kun-hee Lee Dies At 78

 

 

Samsung Electronics chairman Kun-hee Lee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, has died at the age of 78 on Sunday, October 25, the company announced.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kun-hee Lee, Chairman of Samsung Electronics,” the company said in a statement.

“Chairman Lee passed away on October 25 with his family, including Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, by his side.

“Chairman Lee was a true visionary who transformed Samsung into the world-leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business,” the firm said, adding: “His legacy will be everlasting.”

Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung rose to become the world’s largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm’s overall turnover today is equivalent to a fifth of South Korea’s GDP.

Samsung’s meteoric rise helped make Lee South Korea’s richest and most powerful industrialist.

He was married to Hong Ra-hee, whose father was a justice minister with whom he had a son and three daughters.

Angela Davies

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