Background and career
Mochtar Riady, born Lie Mo Tie (Chinese: 李文正; pinyin: Lǐ Wén Zhèng; born 12 May 1929) 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.
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 Putian and arrived in Malang in 1918.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
