Li Ka-shing Estimated Net Worth In 2011 |Who Is The Richest Person In East Asia

Sir Ka-shing Li Net Worth In November 2011: $26 Billion (USD)

Sir Ka-shing Li is a Chinese business magnate based in Hong Kong. He is the richest person of East Asian descent in the world and the eleventh richest person in the world.

Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.

Li was named "Asia's Most Powerful Man" by Asiaweek in 2001.Li is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong because of his business prowess.

Forbes Magazine and the Forbes family honored Li Ka-shing with the first ever "Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 5, 2006, in Singapore.

 His peers in Hong Kong include Lee Shau Kee of the Henderson Land Development, New World Development's Cheng Yu-tung, casino and property magnate Stanley Ho, the Kwok family of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Henry Fok Ying-tung, among others.

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