Surya Wonowidjojo
Indonesian businessman
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Surya Wonowidjojo (15 August 1923 – 28 August 1985) was an Indonesian businessman and cigarette maker.
15 August 1923
- Businessman
- cigarette maker
Surya Wonowidjojo | |
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| Born | Tjoa Ing-Hwie (蔡雲輝) 15 August 1923 Fujian, China |
| Died | 28 August 1985 (aged 62) Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Known for | Founder of Gudang Garam |
Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo, was a Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie (traditional Chinese: 蔡雲輝; simplified Chinese: 蔡云辉; pinyin: Cài Yúnhuī;[1] Hokkien: Chhoà Ûn-hui) in Yinxi, Fuqing in Fujian Province, China.[1] He was the founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer, and father of billionaire Rachman Halim.[1]
Wonowidjojo's family first migrated to Sampang, Madura when Surya was four years old. When his father died, he moved to Kediri, East Java where he worked for his uncle who was a kretek manufacturer.[1]
Wonowidjojo founded Gudang Garam in Kediri in 1958 and headed the company until handing control to his son in 1984.[1]
Wonowidjojo died on 28 August 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
