Rit Thirakomen
$996.23M
as of 06/14/21
About Rit Thirakomen
Electrical engineer Rit Thirakomen chairs Bangkok-listed MK Restaurant Group known for its value-for-money 'sukiyaki' restaurants.
The restaurant chain was founded by his late mother-in-law as a small Thai eatery in 1962.
After co-founding a book publishing business in 1974, he took to the restaurant trade in 1987, expanding into sukiyaki with wife Yupin.
Today, MK has more than 700 restaurants, including Japanese food chain Yayoi.
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ThailandSource of wealth
restaurantsResidence
bangkok, ThailandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/14/51 (age 73)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingRit Thirakomen’s fortune is worth
17K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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At MK Suki Restaurants customers cook their own food in a hotpot at their table.
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