Jack Ma

Jack Ma
马云
Ma in 2018
Born	(1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 59) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Education	Hangzhou Normal University (BA)
Occupations	Business magnate investor philanthropist
Known for	Co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group
Title	Co-founder of Yunfeng Capital
Political party	Communist Party of China[1]
Spouse	Zhang Ying
Children	3
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	马云
Traditional Chinese	馬雲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Yún Wade–Giles Ma3 Yün2 IPA [mà y̌n] Wu Suzhounese Mô Yúin Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Máah Wàhn IPA [ma̬ː wɐ̏n] Jyutping Maa5 Wan4

Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云, [mà y̌n];^[3] born 10 September 1964), known professionally as Jack Ma, he is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and an executive chairman of Alibaba Group. As of April 2021, with a net worth of $51.5 billion, Jack Ma is the third-richest person in all of China.

In 2018, Jack Ma said he was first inspired by the dreams of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He explained that Mahathir's vision to make Malaysia's capital a high-tech business center motivated him to start a digital business to change China's technology industry.^[4]

In 10 September 2018, Jack Ma retired from Alibaba and focused on educational charity work.^[5]

1. ↑ "Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, China state paper reveals". CNBC. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Jack Ma". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
3. ↑ Tausche, Kayla (10 September 2014). "Alibaba's Jack Ma gets special gift for 50th birthday". CNBC.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
4. ↑ Gilchrist, Karen (2018-06-20). "Jack Ma was inspired to create Alibaba by Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad". CNBC.
5. ↑ "China's richest man Jack Ma to stand down from Alibaba". Margi Murphy. Telegraph. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.