Tiong Hiew King
Tiong Hiew King | |
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| 张晓卿 | |
| Born | 18 March 1934 |
| Died | 11 November 2025 (aged 91) Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Occupations | Executive chairman, Rimbunan Hijau |
Tiong Hiew King | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 張曉卿 |
| Simplified Chinese | 张晓卿 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Xiǎoqīng |
| Jyutping | Zoeng1 Hiu2 Hing1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Tiuⁿ Hiáu-kheng |
| Tâi-lô | Tiunn Hiáu-khing |
| Fuzhou BUC | Diŏng Hiēu-kĭng |
Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King PSM PGBK (simplified Chinese: 张晓卿; traditional Chinese: 張曉卿; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎoqīng; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Hiu2 Hing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Hiáu-kheng; Hokchew Romanized: Diŏng Hiēu-kĭng; 18 March 1934 – 11 November 2025) was a Malaysian businessman who was the founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua New Guinea is the largest in that country. He also had interests in logging operations in Russia.
Tan Sri Datuk Tiong resided in Sibu, a town in Sarawak, of Borneo island that is part of Malaysia. As of March 2018, with a net worth of about US$1.1 billion, Tiong was ranked by Forbes as the 1,999th richest person in the world.