Khoo Teck Puat
Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat (Chinese: 邱德拔; pinyin: Qiū Débá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Tik-pua̍t; 13 January 1917 – 21 February 2004) was a banker and hotel owner, who, with an estimated fortune of S$4.3 billion (US$3,195,953,500), was the wealthiest man in Singapore at one point. He owned the Goodwood Group of boutique hotels in London and Singapore and was the largest single shareholder of the British bank Standard Chartered. The bulk of his fortune came from shares in Standard Chartered, which he bought up in the 1980s to help thwart Lloyds Bank's proposed acquisition which many financiers deemed hostile. The Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore, built in 1900, is a restored historic landmark.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat PSM SPMT | |
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邱德拔 | |
A bust of Khoo in the lobby of Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore | |
| Born | 13 January 1917 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 21 February 2004 (aged 87) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Citizenship | Malaysian (1957–1981) Australian (1981–1994) Singaporean (1994–2004) |
| Alma mater | St Joseph's Institution |
| Known for | Singapore's richest man Philanthropist; fugitive in the banking scandal of the National Bank of Brunei. |
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| Children | 11 daughters and 4 sons including Eric Khoo (filmmaker) |
Around the period of his death in 2004, Khoo was ranked as the 108th richest person in the world by the business magazine Forbes. Khoo's estate has donated S$80 million to Duke–NUS Medical School.