Jack Ma
Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云, [mà y̌n];[3] born 10 September 1964), known professionally as Jack Ma, he is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and an executive chairman of Alibaba Group. As of April 2021, with a net worth of $51.5 billion, Jack Ma is the third-richest person in all of China.
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| Born | 10 September 1964
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| Education | Hangzhou Normal University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net worth |  US$49.4 billion (As of 3 July 2021[update])[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Co-founder of Yunfeng Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Zhang Ying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2018, Jack Ma said he was first inspired by the dreams of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He explained that Mahathir's vision to make Malaysia's capital a high-tech business center motivated him to start a digital business to change China's technology industry.[4]
In 10 September 2018, Jack Ma retired from Alibaba and focused on educational charity work.[5]
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Ma speaking on the future of online trade and globalization at the World Economic Forum in 2017
References
- ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Jack Ma". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, China state paper reveals". CNBC. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ Tausche, Kayla (10 September 2014). Alibaba's Jack Ma gets special gift for 50th birthday. https://www.cnbc.com/2014/09/10/alibabas-jack-ma-gets-special-gift-for-50th-birthday.html. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Gilchrist, Karen (2018-06-20). "Jack Ma was inspired to create Alibaba by Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad". CNBC.
- ↑ "China's richest man Jack Ma to stand down from Alibaba". Margi Murphy. Telegraph. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
Other websites
Quotations related to Jack Ma at Wikiquote
Media related to Jack Ma at Wikimedia Commons
- Leadership biographies at Alibaba Group
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Works by or about Jack Ma in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Biography Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine at The Nature Conservancy (Board of Directors)
- Book Archived 2018-06-30 at the Wayback Machine (Success Story)