Lee Boo-jin | |
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![]() Lee in 2024 | |
Born | [1][2]
[3] | October 6, 1970
Education | Yonsei University |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Years active | 1995–present |
Title | CEO of Hotel Shilla |
Spouse |
Im Woo-jae
(m. 1999; div. 2020) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 이부진 |
Hanja | 李富眞 |
Revised Romanization | I Bujin |
McCune–Reischauer | I Pujin |
Lee Boo-jin (Korean: 이부진; born October 6, 1970) is a South Korean businesswoman who is the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla since 2010, one of Seoul's leading hotels and conference centers. Lee has been dubbed by the media as "Little Lee Kun-hee" and is regarded as a successful businesswoman for her work in Hotel Shilla.[5] She is the younger sister of Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong,[6] and the older sister of Lee Seo-hyun, chairman of Samsung Welfare Foundation.[7][full citation needed]
She is among the richest people in South Korea. In December 2024, Forbes estimated her net wealth as US$2.3 billion and ranked her 13th richest in the country.[8]