Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen
$2.83B
as of 04/02/24
About Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen
Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao took her budget airline, VietJet Air, public in February 2017.
She launched the airline in 2011 and made a big splash early on with ads featuring bikini-clad flight attendants.
She also has investments in HD Bank and real estate, including hotels and beach resorts.
In October 2021, she pledged $200 million to Oxford University's Linacre College for a new graduate centre and to endow post-graduate scholarships. The college will be renamed Thao College.
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VietnamSource of wealth
AirlinesResidence
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamMarital status
MarriedBirth date
06/07/70 (age 54)Number of children
4Self-made
self-madeThi Phuong Thao Nguyen’s fortune is worth
47K
troy ounces of gold
44K
median U.S. household
28K
median U.S. income
0.057%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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Nguyen got the idea to launch a low-cost airline while she was a trader, when she predicted that demand for air travel in Vietnam would increase.
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HO CHI MINH CITY | HDB-VN
Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial BankHO CHI MINH CITY | VJC-VN
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