Lee Boo-Jin is the eldest daughter of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee and the country's richest woman. She is the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla and a big shareholder in Samsung C&T. She is currently in the middle of a messy divorce from Im Woo-Jae, who was her bodyguard when they met. Im has asked for $1.04 billion in the divorce settlement, but is expected to receive much less.
Lee Boo-Jin is a member of Service
Yonsei University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title
President and chief executive of Hotel Shilla
Spouse(s)
Im Woo-jae (divorced)
Children
1 son
Parent(s)
Lee Kun-hee
Hangul
이부진
Hanja
李富眞
Revised Romanization
Lee Bujin
McCune–Reischauer
I Puchin
💰 Net worth: $3.2 Billion (2024)
In 2024, the net worth of Lee Boo-Jin, also widely recognized as Samsung C&T in South Korea, is estimated to reach a staggering $3.2 billion. As the eldest daughter of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-Hee, Lee Boo-Jin has played a pivotal role in expanding and diversifying the family's business conglomerate. She has been instrumental in the success of Samsung C&T, a leading global construction and trading company. With her exceptional business acumen and strategic leadership, Lee Boo-Jin has been able to amass an impressive fortune, solidifying her position as one of the wealthiest individuals in South Korea.
2012
$1.2 Billion
2013
$1.25 Billion
2014
$1.3 Billion
2015
$2.2 Billion
2016
$1.9 Billion
2017
$1.6 Billion
2018
$2.05 Billion
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Biography/Timeline
1999
In 1999, she married Im Woo-jae, known in the Korean press as "Mr. Cinderella" because of his humble background, as an "employee of a security Service affiliate of Samsung Group". They separated in 2012, and have one son together.
2017
In a court ruling in July 2017, Lee was ordered to pay her ex-husband Im Woo-jae $7.6 million, as part of their divorce settlement, with Lee receiving sole custody of their son. Im is counter-suing, seeking $1.1 billion as a division of assets.