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2002 Forbes: China's 10 richest

Xinhuanet 2003-02-19 16:45:41

2002 Forbes: China's 10 richest

Rank

Name

Photo

Age

Birth Place

Education

Main company

Main Industry

Wealth

1

Rong Yiren and family

84

Wuxi, Jiangsu Province

Shanghai St John's University, before 1949

CITIC Group

Investment company

$1.9 billion

2

Liu Yongxing & three brothers

52

Xinjin, Sichuan Province

University

Hope Group

Animal feed

$1 billion

3

Ren Zhengfei

56

Not known

University

Huawei Technologies

Telecom equipment

$500 million

4

Zhang Xingmin

42

Jiutai, Jiling Province

College of Further Studies

Hainan Xingbao Group

Trade and real estate

Estimated at $480 million

5

Wu Yijian

40

Xian, Shaanxi Province

B.A. at Xian Ligong University; Master's at Huazhong Normal University

Shaanxi Jinhua Qiye Group

Pharmaceuticals

$422 million

6

Lu Guanqiu

55

Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province

Left school at 15

Zhejiang Wanxiang Group

Automotive parts

$360 million

7

Zhang Hongwei

46

Harbin, Heilongjiang Province

Master's degree interrupted by the Cultural Revolution

Heilongjiang Dongfang Group (Orient Group)

Construction and trade

$350 million

8

Xu Wenrong

65

Hengdian, Zhejiang Province

Left school at 13

Zhejiang Hengdian Qiye Group

Makes magnetic materials

$325 million

9

Zhang Simin

37

Changchun, Jiling Province

Harbin Industrial University

Haiwang Shengwu Gongchan Group (Neptunus Bioengineering)

Pharmaceuticals

$313 million

10

Song Chaodi

39

Harbin, Heilongjiang Province

China Science & Technology University in Hefei for a B.Sc. in Physics, then Qinghua University for an M.Sc. in Laser Physics

Kelihua (Clever) Software Group

Software

$ 270 million

(Source: Forbes.com)

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