Francis Yeoh
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Tan Sri Dato'
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Francis Yeoh Sock PingCBE is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay
Yeoh Tiong Lay
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Yeoh Tiong Lay is a Malaysian business tycoon and a prominent philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation, Malaysia's biggest and most successful conglomerate with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology...
. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree in Civil Engineering from Kingston University
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, United Kingdom
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in 1978.
Francis had his secondary school education at Victoria Institution
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in Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia where he was School Captain. He became the Managing Director of YTL Corporation in 1988. Under his stewardship, the YTL Group grew from a single listed entity in 1985 to a force comprising five listed companies, and is now one of the biggest conglomerates in Malaysia .
On January 16, 2003, he was awarded the First Malaysian Ernst & Young
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Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2002 in recognition of his entrepreneurial acumen.
On February 13, 2004, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering
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from his alma mater
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, Kingston University.
He was awarded BusinessWeek
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's "25 Stars of Asia
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2003" on November 6, 2003 in Hong Kong
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; and was ranked 21 by Fortune Magazine Asia's 25 Most Powerful Business Personalities on August 9, 2004.
Francis married Rosaline Yeoh in 1982, and they have five children. His siblings reside in Malaysia and are fellow directors of YTL Corporation.
In 2006, he was conferred Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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(CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II
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for his philanthropic endeavours.
His wife, Puan Sri Rosaline Yeoh, died on 5 August 2006.