Age 72 Net Worth $17.5 Billion
Born Thailand Citizen Thailand
Self-made in Beverage, founded Chang Beer in 1995
Education: No High School. He quit school at age 9
Charoen is the Richest Thai Self-made Billionaire
Here is the link to my youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u26TwOoQtlM
He was born to poor Chinese immigrants who were street vendors.
Being 6th of 11 children, he quit school at age 9 to work
Thailand is a country famous for coup d'etats.
Somehow he not only got along with the military, but also the Thai King, who gave him the last name "Sirivadhanabhakdi'.
His way: by paying a lot of taxes. Guess every government likes that
Charoen became rich by founding Chang Beer in 1995. Chang is Thai word for Elephant.
Chang Beer is now part of his empire Thai Beverage
His most famous purchase:
In 2013, he paid US$11.2 billion to purchase Singapore's Fraser and Neave (a beverage and property development company)
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