Huh Chin-kyu (; born December 1, 1940) is a

billionaire A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The ...

South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of ILJIN Group.

Early life

Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in Buan,

North Jeolla Province North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwest ...

during Japanese rule over Korea. He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the thr ...

Career

Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967. In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion. Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association. He has an honorary doctorate from Cheon-Book University.

Personal life

His eldest son Huh Jung-suk joined Iljin Group in 2002 as a director and became the president and CEO of Iljin Holdings in 2007, and is the co-CEO of Iljin Electric. His second-eldest son, Huh Jae-myung, is president and CEO of Iljin Copper Foil.

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