Li Ka-shing

This article is about the founder of Cheung Kong Holdings. For the vice-chairman of Henderson Land Development.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Lǐ).

The Honourable Sir Ka-shing Li (李嘉誠爵士) GBM, KBE, JP
Born	July 29, 1928 (1928-07-29) (age 82) Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Citizenship	China
Education	High school dropout
Occupation	Chairman, Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka Shing Foundation
Salary	N/A
Net worth	US$26 billion (2011)
Spouse	Chong Yuet Ming (Deceased)
Children	Victor Li Richard Li

Sir Ka-shing Li, GBM, KBE, JP (traditional Chinese: 李嘉誠; simplified Chinese: 李嘉诚; pinyin: Lǐ Jiāchéng, Jyutping: Lei⁵ Gaa¹-sing⁴, Li² Gia¹-sêng⁵, born July 29, 1928) is a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong. He is the richest person of East Asian descent in the world and the eleventh richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US$26.0 billion on 10 March 2011. Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.
Considered one of the most powerful figures in Asia, Li was named "Asia's Most Powerful Man" by Asiaweek in 2001. His companies make up 15% of the market cap of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Forbes Magazine and the Forbes family honored Li Ka-shing with the first ever "Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 5, 2006, in Singapore. In spite of his wealth, Li has cultivated a reputation for leading a no-frills lifestyle, and is known to wear simple black dress shoes and an inexpensive Seiko wristwatch, which is at odds with the house he owns in one of Hong Kong's most expensive precincts, Deep Water Bay. Li is also regarded as one of Asia's most generous philanthropists, donating over US $1.41 billion to date to charity and other various philanthropic causes.
Li is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong because of his business prowess. His peers in Hong Kong include Lee Shau Kee of the Henderson Land Development, New World Development's Cheng Yu-tung, casino and property magnate Stanley Ho, the Kwok family of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Henry Fok Ying-tung, among others.