- Source of Wealth: Business – Mining (Nickel Asia)
- Marital Status: Married
- Full Name: Manuel Zamora Jr.
- Nationality: Filipino
- Date of Birth: 1942
- Ethnicity: Filipino and Spanish
- Occupation: Businessman – Chairman Emeritus (Nickel Asia)
- Education: University of the Philippines
- Children: 5 (Martin, Manuel III, Cecile, Patricia and Ana)
Manuel Zamora Jr. has an estimated net worth of $240 million.
A Lawyer, he founded and chaired Nickel Asia, Philippines biggest nickel miner, in which Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining owns nearly one-fifth. His stock is up 30% since the company’s listing in November 2010. Expanding into gold and copper mining. He’s a director at investment bank CLSA Exchange Capital. His son Martin works with him.
In 2018, he announced his retirement as the chairman of Nickel Asia. He eventually got appointed as the company’s chairman emeritus.