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About Oei Tiong Ham
Oei Tiong Ham was a Chinese Indonesian tycoon and the son of Oei Tjie Sien, the founder of the Kian Gwan, a multinational trading company. Born in Semarang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, he became the wealthiest person in Asia at the start of the twentieth century. Part of his wealth originated in his involvement in the sugar industry. He served as Luitenant der Chinezen in the Dutch colonial administration in Semarang, and was raised to the rank of titular Majoor upon retirement.
Everything about Oei Tiong Ham →- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- Kapitan Cina
- Citizenship
- Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1924