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Nguyen Dang Quang

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Nguyễn Đăng Quang
Born (1963-08-23) 23 August 1963 (age 61)[1]
EducationPlekhanov Russian University of Economics
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman, Masan Group
SpouseMarried

Nguyễn Đăng Quang (born 23 August 1963) is a Vietnamese billionaire businessman.

Quang is the co-founder and chairman of Masan Group, a consumer goods company best known for selling fish sauce, instant noodles, chili sauce, sausages, and animal feed.[2]

Early life

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Quang earned an MBA from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Moscow, followed by a doctorate in technical sciences from the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.[2]

Career

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Quang founded Masan in the 1990s.[2]

Quang and his wife own 49% of the company's share, and his co-founder Hồ Hùng Anh, the vice chairman, owned 47.6% as of September 2015, although his holding as of January 2018 was not known.[2]

Following a doubling of the share price in the six months to January 2018, Quang had a net worth of US$1.2 billion, according to Bloomberg L.P.[2] He became Vietnam's third billionaire.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b VnExpress. "Fish sauce magnate becomes Vietnam's third billionaire - VnExpress International". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fish Sauce Helps Vietnam Mint Its Newest Billionaire". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.