Wei Jianjun (;1964)
is a Chinese billionaire businessman, chairman of
Great Wall Motors
Great Wall Motor Company Limited ( zh, s=长城汽车, hp=Chángchéng Qìchē), trading as GWM, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. Named after the Great Wall of China, the company largely produces sport-u ...
, the largest Chinese
SUV manufacturer.
Early life
Wei Jianjun was born in
Baoding
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban distri ...
,
Hebei
Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...
, China.
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Career
According to Forbes
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, Wei Jianjun has a net worth of US$12 billion, as of April 2024.[
]
Personal life
He is married and lives in Baoding
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban distri ...
, Hebei
Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...
.[
]
References
1964 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Baoding
Chinese billionaires
Chinese chief executives in the automobile industry
Great Wall Motors people
Automotive businesspeople
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