Mochtar Riady

Mochtar Riady, born Lie Mo Tie (Chinese: 李文正; pinyin: Lǐ Wén Zhèng; born 12 May 1929)^[1][2] is an Indonesian financial magnate and the founder and chairman emeritus of Lippo Group. He was born in Malang to a Chinese Indonesian family. At five months old, his parents took him to his father's ancestral village in Fujian where he lived until he was six years old.^[3][4]

Mochtar Riady
李文正
Born	Lie Mo Tie (1929-05-12) 12 May 1929 (age 95) Malang, Dutch East Indies
Nationality	Indonesian
Known for	Founder and chairman emeritus, Lippo Group
Spouse	Suryawaty Lidya
Children	James Riady, Rosy Riady, Stephen Riady
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李文正
Simplified Chinese	李文正
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Wén Zhèng
Hokkien POJ	Lí Bûn Tsiànn

In this Chinese Indonesian name, the family name is Riady (李).

Mochtar Riady
Traditional Chinese	李文正
Simplified Chinese	李文正
Hanyu Pinyin	Li Wénzhèng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Li Wénzhèng

Early life

Riady's father was a batik trader named Liapi (1887–1959), while his mother was named Sibelau (1889–1937). Both of his parents migrated from Fujian and arrived in Malang in 1918.^[5]