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Dhanin Chearavanont
MPCh MVM PBh ThCh
ธนินท์ เจียรวนนท์
Born (1939-04-19) 19 April 1939 (age 85)
Bangkok, Siam
Occupation(s)Senior chairman, Charoen Pokphand
SpouseThewi Chearavanont
Children5, including Suphachai Chearavanont

Dhanin Chearavanont (Template:Lang-th), known in Chinese as Chia Kok Min Chinese: 謝國民; pinyin: Xiè Guómín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhía2 Kok1-Mín5) (born 1939) is a Thai billionaire businessman, based in Bangkok. He is the senior chairman of CP Group, Thailand's largest private company. Dhanin is head of the Chearavanont family, which was ranked by Forbes Asia in 2017 as Asia's fourth-wealthiest family with a net worth of US$36.6 billion.[1][2] As of January 2021, his net worth was estimated at $17.2 billion.[3] By July 2021 Forbes stated Dhanin Chearavanont and his brothers worth to be US$12.8 Billion;[4] and in July 2022, Forbes ranked the Chearavanont Brothers as the richest in Thailand.[5]

Early life and education

Dhanin was born in 1939,[6] the fourth and youngest son of Chia Ek Chor.[7] He is a follower of Buddhism.[8]

Dhanin attended primary school at Sarasit Pittayalai School in Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi, until graduating in 1949 and went to graduate from high school in 1951 from Shantou No.1 High School, China and higher education in 1956 from the Education University of Hong Kong including training from the National Defence College of Thailand.

Business

Chearavanont built a close relationship with leadership of Communist Party of China, which allowed his business CP to be the largest foreign lessee of land in China, amounting to 200,00 hectares of land in 2012.[9]

Philanthropy

In 2020, Dhanin donated US$21.8 million to fight the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Asia's wealthiest dynasties Chearavanont Family". Forbes. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Dhanin Chearavanont, CEO & Chairman of CP Group". Thomas White International. November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Dhanin Chearavanont". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. ^ "Chearavanont Brothers $30.2B 2021 THAILAND'S 50 RICHEST NET WORTH". Forbes.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Forbes: Chearavanont Brothers richest in Thailand, Elon Musk in world". Forbes.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Profile: Erez Vigodman". 16th Nikkei Global Management Forum. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ^ Ismail, Netty (14 July 2014). "Thai Brothers Emerge as Billionaires With CP Group Stakes". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ Lee, Minerva (June 4, 2017). "10 Buddhist Billionaires in Asia".
  9. ^ "Meet Dhanin Chearavanont, the man who swooped in on Ping An". Financial Times. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Billionaire highlights social contributions". Bangkok Post Public Company. Retrieved 2020-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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