Background
Eka Tjipta Widjaja was born Oei Ek Tjhong in 1922 in Quanzhou, Fujian (Fukien) Province, China.
黃亦聰, 黄亦聪
Eka Tjipta Widjaja was born Oei Ek Tjhong in 1922 in Quanzhou, Fujian (Fukien) Province, China.
Mr. Widjaja received his honorary Doctorate degree in Economic from Pittsburgh State University.
His flagship bank, BII or Bank International Indonesia, bankrolled many of his other ventures that made him at one time the king of copra. Early He was the son of a Sulawasi-based trader. He moved to Indonesia when he was 9 years old, and started selling biscuits at 17.
Mr.
The Sinar Mas Group also owns the Singaporean-listed Asian Pulp and Paper, a company that has been convicted of being involved in illegal logging in Cambodia, Yunnan Province, China, and the illegal felling of over 50 thousand acres (200 km²) of forest in Bukit Tigapuluh national park. In June 2012, APP published its sustainability roadmap representing its zero deforestation commitments. Widjaja was reportedly married to seven wives and had over 30 children.
Daughter Sukmawati Widjaja/Oei Siu Hua Ingrid Widjaja Grandchildren Joel Widjaja Eric Oei Kang Timothy Young Michael Young Claudia Samaoen Melvin Widjaja Jesslyne Widjaja Fuganto Widjaja.