Rachman Halim
Indonesian businessman
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Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.
| Rachman Halim (Chinese Indonesian name) | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蔡道行 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡道行 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cài Dàohéng | ||||||
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Early life
Halim was born Tjoa Too Hing (蔡道行;[4] Hokkien: Chhoà Tō-hêng) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family.[4] He was the first son of Surya Wonowidjojo (Tjoa Jien Hwie), founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.[4]
Halim succeeded his father to become the CEO of Gudang Garam in 1984, and expanded the company into other fields, such as the Halim Indonesia Bank[5] (now, Bank ICBC Indonesia).
Legacy
Death
Halim died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2008 after a week of treatment for a coronary illness.[6]
