Lim Goh Tong

Lim Goh Tong
▪ 2008

      Chinese-born Malaysian entrepreneur

born April 16, 1917, Anxi, Fujian province, China

died Oct. 23, 2007, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malay.
built the highly successful Genting Highlands casino and resort a short distance from Kuala Lumpur and diversified his holdings into a worldwide empire worth more than $4 billion. He founded the Genting Group in 1965 to build the hilltop resort, which opened with a single hotel in 1971 and expanded to include, in addition to casinos, several hotels, a theme park, a golf course, and a convention centre. The government of Malaysia honoured Lim with the title Tan Sri in 1979.

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