Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King

Although he had to tap rubber when he was young he had a strong thirst for knowledge. Just three months after suffering a stroke self made sarawak timber and media baron tan sri tiong hiew king has given his blessing for his youngest daughter tiong choon to take on a more prominent role in media chinese international ltd mcil. He is the father of ms tiong choon a brother of dato sri dr tiong ik king and a distant relative of mr tiong kiew chiong all of whom are directors of the company.

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He graduated from chung cheng primary school in sibu and later methodist high school and sacred heart high school.

Tan sri tiong hiew king. Born 1935 is the malaysian chinese founder and chairman of the rimbunan hijau group a timber company founded in 1975 its overseas timber operations in papua new guinea is the largest in that country. A billionaire who is checking into a hotel asks for a regular room. He has a very rich father i don t call it an urban myth but this is one anecdote often told when talking about tan sri tiong hiew king the self made sarawak timber and media baron.

He is an entrepreneur and businessman best known to the world as the founder of the rimbunan hijau group which is a timber company and it also owns interests in several logging companies based in russia. Tan sri datuk sir diong hiew king tiong hiew king a businessman with vast and extensive experience in various business sectors including media and publishing oil and gas mining fishery manufacturing information technology timber tree plantation oil palm plantation and mills. The front desk clerk tells him sir your son is staying in our suite we should give you an upgrade the billionaire replies.

While the timber industry has not been as lucrative as before tan sri tiong continues to enjoy his wealth in this sector in other countries. Tiong currently serves as executive chairman of the rimbunan hijau group chairman of media chinese international ltd and sin chew media corporation. The family of sibu born timber and publishing tycoon tan sri tiong hiew king has steered clear of the rumours surrounding his health saying that he is okay.

Tan sri datuk sir hiew king tiong was born in 1935 in sibu then kingdom of sarawak a part of borneo island and now malaysia of chinese ancestry. In addition both tan sri datuk sir tiong hiew king and dato sri dr tiong ik king are substantial shareholders of the company. Tan sri datuk sir tiong hiew king was born to a poor family in sarawak malaysia in 1935.

His ancestors were from mingqing fuzhou china. Tan sri datuk tiong hiew king psm pgbk kbe simplified chinese. Mcil which is dual listed on bursa malaysia and the hong kong stock exchange controls the four mainstream chinese daily newspapers in malaysia.

As a famous chinese malaysian entrepreneur and community leader in the southeast asian cultural and academic fields mr. He also has interests in logging operations in russia. The malaysian timber tycoon.

He is affiliated with rimbunan hijau in which he sits at the 12 th of richest malaysians. Tiong hiew king was born in malaysia in 1935. One of the most renowned timber tycoons in malaysia is tan sri datuk sri tiong hiew king.