
Lee Boo-jin
President and CEO, Hotel Shilla
$3.4B
as of 05/06/25
About Lee Boo-jin
Lee Boo-jin is the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla, one of Seoul's top lodging and conference centers.
Hotel Shilla is also one of the country's biggest duty-free operators.
Lee has also served as an advisor for the trading department of Samsung C&T, her family's de-facto holding company.
Daughter of late Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee, she split her father's empire with her mother Hong Ra-hee, brother Jay Y. and sister Seo-hyun.
Personal stats
Citizenship
South KoreaSource of wealth
SamsungResidence
Seoul, South KoreaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
10/06/70 (age 54)Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yonsei UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingLee Boo-jin’s fortune is worth

57K
troy ounces of gold

52K
median U.S. household

34K
median U.S. income

0.068%
U.S. credit card volume

0.014%
GDP of the United States

0.01%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
She is the eldest daughter of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee and has been nicknamed "little Kun-hee" by the local press for her business acumen.
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Financial assets
KOREA | 028260-KR
Cheil IndustriesKOREA | 028260-KR
Cheil IndustriesKOREA | 005930-KR
Samsung ElectronicsKOREA | 005930-KR
Samsung ElectronicsKOREA | 032830-KR
Samsung Life InsuranceKOREA | 032830-KR
Samsung Life InsuranceKOREA | 018260-KR
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