Sudono Salim
Indonesian businessman (1916–2012)
Sudono Salim (born Lim Sioe Liong; 16 July 1916 – 10 June 2012), also known as Om (Uncle) Liem was an Indonesian banker and businessman. He was the richest individual in Indonesia. He was the founder and chairman of the conglomerate Salim Group before handing over its management to his youngest son Anthoni Salim (now the fifth wealthiest person in Indonesia) in 1992.
Early life
In 1916, Salim was born as Lim Sioe Liong (Chinese: 林紹良; pinyin: Lín Shàoliáng) in Fuqing (now part of Fuzhou), Fujian, China. According to the Chinese zodiac, he was born in the Year of the Dragon, on the seventh day of the seventh month.
In 1936, he left Fujian to join his brother Liem Sioe Hie and brother-in-law Zheng Xusheng in Kudus, Central Java. Salim diversified their peanut oil trading company into the clove market, which was growing rapidly from demand for production. While in Kudus, his manufacturing company supplied soldiers of the Indonesian National Revolution with medical supplies and came into contact with Suharto, an officer of the army. Salim denied allegations that he also provided arms to Indonesian soldiers to resist Dutch forces. As soldiers seized Dutch businesses following independence, his business subsumed many of their assets and gained a monopoly in the clove market, but he denied working with Suharto in expanding his ventures.
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