NO. 1 : TAN SRI SYED MOKHTAR AL - BUKHARY
Name : Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al- Bukhary
Age : 64 years
Education : SPM
Start business : 19 years (sale of cattle and buffalo)
Wealth : RM1,425 Million
7 richest in Malaysia
32 richest in Asia
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary is that many entrepreneurs donate and do a lot of charity work.
Life Background
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar was born in Alor Setar, Kedah in 1951. His family originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen. Before deciding to live in Kedah, his father traveled to Central Asia for trade. Next, his father goes to Thailand. In the mid-40s, then the parent Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar decided to settle in Alor Setar, Kedah. In 1946, his father get married.Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar has seven siblings and he is the third child. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar live in conditions of deprivation and even wooden house located in the Kampung Hutan Keriang not have a bed, table or chair. This led him difficult to assess.Nevertheless, it certainly happens every silver lining. The situation is also encouraged him to start free tuition classes as one welfare program under al-Bukhary Foundation established to contribute towards welfare. Currently, 15,000 students benefited from the program's tuition.
Start a Business
In 1970, his father's livestock business in decline due to the outbreak of foot and mouth. The epidemic has spread across southern Thailand, Kedah and Perlis. All livestock die down. Since then, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar took over his father's business and made the decision to no longer engage in farming. He began selling the meat on a small scale.
Actually, He went from town to town around Alor Setar to buy unsold meat. He then wrap the meat with ice and sell it back to Bumiputera businessmen and restaurants around Alor Setar. He was successful in that business. The success of his confidence to develop themselves in the business world.
Business of selling meat, he shifts to the transportation business. In 1972, he managed to get a permit for four lorries Class A. He received assistance loan of RM110,000 from the MARA he used to buy two lorries Mercedes 911LS.
Actually, a Chinese businessman offering a sum of money for the remaining two non-use permit. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar refused and handed it back to MARA permit. After buying two trucks, Tan Sri Syed open transport company called Sentosa Transport Company and appoint the clerk of China as the company's manager.
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar using truck-lorry to start rice business. Vehicle Sentosa company still exists to this day and has more than 40 lorries.
Establish Companies
In 1974, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar buy a house first shop in Jalan Telok Wan Jah under a hire purchase agreement with the UDA or Urban Development Corporation.Subsequently, in 1975, he established the company to apply for a trading license Shah and rice from the National Rice Board which is now known as Bernas. Tuah cockerel's legs, good luck man who knows. He managed to get a contract for the supply of rice to the FELDA, MARA Senama, Pernas Edar and also Sergam Sdn. Bhd., A subsidiary of Johor State Economic Development Corporation.After successfully with the Company Shah, he set up a joint venture with two Chinese businessmen, namely Ng Ghiak Gee and Chua Chong Tan. Ghiak Gee is rice traders while Chong Tan also rice millers.In a joint venture, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar holds 52 per cent stake while Ghiak Tan Chong Gee and each 32 percent and 16 percent. Business venture named Bukhary Sdn. Bhd. it began operations on July 15, 1976, at his office in Jalan Telok Wan Jah.
NO.2 : DATUK JIMMY CHOO
Life Background
His real name is actually Jimmy Chow. Registrar had mistakenly spell his name on the birth certificate Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo name that was known. He was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1961 in a family where his father run the business of making shoes.
He attended Primary School and completed his studies Shih Chung in six. He helped his father and successfully produced the first shoe at the age of 11 years. He continued his studies in the field of manufacturing shoes and fashion in London.After graduation, he tried to open a shoe store with the hiring of a former hospital abandoned. He endured four years of disappointing sales of its shoes as very sad. After four years of hard work, his designs have coverage in Vogue Magazine, a famous fashion magazine in the UK. Jimmy Choo name became known. But he still frustrated because even received media coverage sales continued to decline.
Pre Start Up Business
Jimmy Choo get early exposure of shoe-making techniques from his father who was a shoemaker full time. He attended Primary School Shih Chung and his learning expire in six. He helped his father and successfully produced the first shoe at the age of 11 years. He m connector studies in the field of manufacturing shoes and fashion in London. His father suffered for the first year of study, while he had to bear his own for 3 years with part-time work as a cleaner at the restaurant and also in the shoe factory.
During Start Up Business
After graduation, he tried to open a shoe store with the hiring of a former hospital abandoned. He endured four years of disappointing sales of its shoes as very sad. After four years of hard work, his designs have coverage in Vogue Magazine, a famous fashion magazine in the UK. Jimmy Choo name became known. But he still frustrated because even received media coverage sales continued to decline. Four years had passed when the late Princess Diana was pleased with his invention thus afford it. Since that day, she immediately fell in love with Jimmy Choo designs.
After Start Up Business
Name Jimmy Choo continues to surge in the international arena. Clients included Natalie Imbruglia and Katie Holmes. Jimmy Choo shoes also began to appear in major Hollywood films like The Devils Wear Prada (Meryl Streep) and In Her Shoes (Cameron Diaz). Jimmy Choo was awarded with the title 'Datuk' by the Sultan of Pahang on its success in the field of fashion. Jimmy Choo was awarded the title of 'Professor' by the University of the Arts London for his contribution in the field of fashion. He was the first Malaysian to be awarded the "Order of the British Empire" OBE (Knighthood) by the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. Awarded Degrees Pangkuan State Secretariat of the Speaker of the State of Penang which also carries the title Dato '. He retired in 2006 and sold its shares up 50 percent.
NO.3 : ROZITA IBRABIM
Name : Rozita Bte Ibrahim
Place of birth : Sungai Besar, Selangor
Model : Boon Siew Honda
Father Occupation : Teacher Religious School
Occupation : Housewife
Number of Children : 5 People
Siblings : oldest of 6 siblings
Background
Rozita Ibrahim is a classic example of poor life and trouble to trouble, but finally achieve success through Sendayu Tinggi, the company that he founded. Allegedly, a mother and rubber tappers can change his life and empire building fast that millions of Ringgit and provides an opportunity to work and trade to others.
Biggie for her self, not easy to achieve a level now enjoyed. Bay bay much life and my life had been facing before the Sendayu Tinggi book with glory. Crude at age 18, he also had to marry and divorce and children who grew up together in raising the children. More horror again, one of their children fall ill and die without proper treatment.
At the time of difficulty, various work fields of work to support themselves and their families, but the results are meager. Finally, in desperation, he spent several hundred Ringgit will begin the formulation of herbal health. To test the effectiveness of the product, it can add their own expense and try his products named Sendayu Tinggi.
Now, all is history. On this day, the product is between Sendayu Tinggi products often become the focus of people in Malaysia. In fact, producing products of Sendayu Tinggi now have a place in the market, including outside Brunei, Singapore, and many more. In 2005 there were only 2,000 more legitimate dealers. Some distributors around Kuala Lumpur Sendayu Tinggi also said sales to hit RM1 million per month.
Rozita admit that life is enjoying at present is the result of perseverance against all odds and hardships over the years.
Business Development
Rozita Ibrahim of Sendayu Tinggi is a classic example of rag-to-riches story in Malaysia. No one would have expected a widow, a single mother and a rubber taper can change her life around and built a multi-million Sendayu Tinggi empire and provide jobs and opportunities for many others.
Many had underestimated how the power of desperation can change the outcome of one's life.
For Rozita, reaching her current status as a millionaire did not come easy. She had to pay heavy price before being successful in her Sendayu Tinggi business and her life. She was married at a tender age of 18 and had to undergone painful divorce while raising her children. Worse, one of her very own kids was paralyzed and sick and passed away without her being able to afford a proper treatment to her child.
She tried, without fail to work in different fields in order to support her life. Finally, out of desperation, she started some herbal formulation using a few hundred ringgits as her initial capital. In order to test her own formula, she put more weight and tried to bring it down using her formulation.
Today, her very own health formula based on traditional herbs and plants, Sendayu Tinggi is one of the most talked and an envied cosmetic brand in Malaysia with its distributorship covering Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore and expanding. As for 2005 it is said that Sendayu Tinggi has more than 2000 authorized distributors. It is also said that some of Sendayu Tinggi distributors in Klang Valley make over RM1 millions in monthly revenue.
Rozita admitted the life she is currently enjoying is as a result of sheer determination, hardworking and never say die spirit. Her weeping moments are over and now is time for her to reap the profits of her past effort.
NO.4 : DATO’ ALIFF SYUKRI KAMARZAMAN
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