Hae Un Lee
Hae Un Lee (Korean: 이해언; June 27, 1942 – August 27, 2021) was a Korean-born American businessman and the chief executive officer of Lee's Discount Liquor, which he founded in Nevada in 1981, after immigrating to the United States from South Korea a year earlier. By 2006, the company had become the largest alcohol retailer in Nevada. As of 2017, it operated 22 locations statewide. Lee was a well known philanthropist in his hometown of Las Vegas, where he also owned the Koreatown Plaza shopping center.
Hae Un Lee 이해언 | |
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Lee in 2011 | |
| Born | June 27, 1942 |
| Died | August 27, 2021 (aged 79) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Hae Lee |
| Education | Dongguk University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Lee's Discount Liquor |
| Spouse | Sun Ja Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이해언 |
| Hanja | 李海彦 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hae-eon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Hae-ŏn |
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