R budi hartono biography meaning

Indonesian businessman (born 1941)

In this Chinese Indonesian name, the family name is Hartono (黃).

Robert Budi Hartono (born 28 April 1941) is an Indonesian tobacco billionaire with a net worth of US$25.3 billion as of September 2023.^[2] He owns and runs the privately held Djarum, the world's third-largest maker of clove cigarettes.

Djarum has reportedly recently grabbed shares from the number two cigarette firm, Sampoerna. Budi Hartono also has a stake with his brother, Michael Bambang Hartono in one of Indonesia's biggest banks, Bank Central Asia, formerly controlled by billionaire Sudono Salim.

R budi hartono biography meaning

According to Forbes, he is the second richest Indonesian and the 61st richest person in the world.^[3]

Career

Starting from scratch Mr. Oei Wie Gwan bought a small business in the field named Djarum clove gramophone.

In 1951, he changed its name to Djarum. Oei began marketing cigarettes under the brand "Djarum" which turned out to be s