• HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
• A DETERMINED EMPIRE-BUILDER
• SUCCESS AT A PRICE
• A SECOND CAREER IN POLITICS
• MANAGEMENT STYLE
• PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Founder and former chairman of the Hyundai Group

Nationality: Korean.

Born: November 25, 1915, in Asan-ri, North Korea.

Died: March 21, 2001.

Family: Son of Chung Bong-sik and Han Seong-sil; married Byun Joong-seok; children: nine.

Career: 1931–1934, construction laborer; Bokheung Rice Store, 1934–1935, clerk; Kyongil Grain Company, 1936–1939, founder and manager; A-do Service, 1939–1943, founder and...