Huh Chin-kyu
{{Short description|South Korean businessman (born 1940)}}
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| alma_mater = Seoul National University
| occupation = Businessman
| known for = Founder and chairman, ILJIN Group
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Huh Chin-kyu ({{Korean|hangul=허진규|hanja=許鎭奎}}; born December 1, 1940) is a billionaire South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of ILJIN Group.
Early life
Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in Buan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from Seoul National University.{{cite web |title=Executive Profile: Chin-Kyu Huh |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=54133523&privcapId=5722728 |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=31 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2924329|title=Proud developers of local technology|author=|date=|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=31 July 2018}}
Career
Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967.
In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/china-s-electric-car-boom-makes-copper-coil-titan-a-billionaire|title=China's Electric Car Appetite Spawns 77-Year-Old Billionaire|author=|date=|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=31 July 2018}}
Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association. He has an honorary doctorate from Cheon-Book University.
Personal life
Awards
- 1996: Inchon Award
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Category:People from North Jeolla Province
Category:South Korean billionaires
Category:South Korean company founders
Category:Seoul National University alumni
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