Lee Myung-hee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lee Myung-hee

South Korean businessperson; chairwoman of Shinsegae Group

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1943

Place of Birth: Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lee Myung-hee (Korean: ???; born 5 September 1943) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairwoman of the Shinsegae Group.
She is youngest daughter of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group and the sister of its current chairman Lee Kun-Hee.
Lee became the company's chairwoman in 1997 following its separation from Samsung and is credited for growing it into the country's second-largest retailer.
With an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion she is one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 20th on Forbes 2017 list of 50 Richest Koreans.