Vincent Tan’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Berjaya Corporation Berhad
  • Birth Place: Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Full Name: Vincent Tan Chee Yioun
  • Nationality: Malaysian
  • Date of Birth: 1952
  • Ethnicity: Malaysian
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Children: 11

Malaysian investor and businessman Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has an estimated net worth of $900 million as of May 2016 according to Forbes.

Vincent Tan currently sits as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Berjaya Corporation Berhad which currently owns several businesses like resorts, gambling, property, and golfing. He also operates MiTV, a Malaysian TV service provider that was launched in 2005.

Born in Batu Pahat, Johor in 1952, Vincent Tan has worked as an insurance agent and clerk before he actually decided to engage into business. He acquired a McDonald’s franchise in Malaysia in 1982 and shortly, he purchased Sports Toto. Currently, he owns Cardiff City F.C., which was allowed to play for the English Premier League in 2013 and 2014.

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