Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong
Lee Jae-yong
이재용
	Lee in December 2016
Born	June 23, 1968 (age 56); Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea
Education	Seoul National University (BA); Keio University (MBA); Harvard University;
Occupation	Business executive
Years active	1991–present
Title	Executive chairperson of Samsung Electronics
Spouse	Lim Se-ryung (m. 1997; div. 2009)
Children	2
Parents	Lee Kun-hee (father); Hong Ra-hee (mother);
Relatives	Lee Boo-jin (sister); Lee Jay-hyun (cousin); Chung Yong-jin (cousin);
	Criminal information;
Organization	Samsung
Criminal status	Pardoned on August 12, 2022 (2 years ago)
Conviction(s)	Bribery; embezzlement;
Date apprehended	February 17, 2017 (7 years ago)
Korean name
Hangul	이재용
Hanja	李在鎔
Revised Romanization	I Jaeyong
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chaeyong

Lee Jae-yong (Korean: 이재용; born June 23, 1968), anglicized as Jay Y. Lee,^[3] is a South Korean business executive who has been serving as the executive chairperson of Samsung Electronics since October 2022.^[4] He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee.^[5] As of 17 April 2024, Lee has an estimated net worth of US$11.5 billion, making him the richest person in South Korea.^[6]

In 2014, Lee was named the world's 35th most powerful person and the most powerful Korean by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People along with his father, Lee Kun-hee.^[7]

^ "임세령 이재용 부부, 이혼소송 중…사실상 별거상태", Star Seoul (News), February 13, 2009
^ ’"둘째딸 낳은 삼성전자 이재용 상무 부인 임세령", The Dong-a Ilbo (News), May 4, 2004, retrieved July 22, 2016
^ "A Chinese Court Rejects Arrest of Samsung Heir Jay Y. Lee". Bloomberg L.P. January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ "Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job". BBC News. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea". BBC News. February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ "#330 Jay Y. Lee". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes.

[1] "임세령 이재용 부부, 이혼소송 중…사실상 별거상태", Star Seoul (News), February 13, 2009

[DongA-2] ’"둘째딸 낳은 삼성전자 이재용 상무 부인 임세령", The Dong-a Ilbo (News), May 4, 2004, retrieved July 22, 2016

[3] "A Chinese Court Rejects Arrest of Samsung Heir Jay Y. Lee". Bloomberg L.P. January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

[4] "Lee Jae-yong: Samsung appoints convicted heir to top job". BBC News. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[5] "Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea". BBC News. February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

[6] "#330 Jay Y. Lee". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[7] "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes.

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