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Wee was born in Kinmen, Fujian, China to Wee Kheng Chiang, a businessman, and Koh Geok Siew, of Jincheng, Kinmen. Koh was the second wife of Keng Chiang with the approval of his first wife. In 1937, Wee and his family fled to Kuching in Borneo to escape the Sino-Japanese War.
Wee Cho Yaw married Chuang Yong Eng and they have five sons and two daughters. Their children are Wee Wei Ling, Wee Ee Chong, Ee Lim Wee, Wee Wei Chi and Ee-chao Wee. Wee Wei Chi is Wee was Cho Yaw’s eldest daughter. Family of Wee. Father of Wee. Wee Kheng Chiang was born on 22nd July 1890 in Kuching, Malaysia and died in 1978, Kuching, Malaysia.
Feb 29, 2024 · Cho Yaw’s father, Wee Kheng Chiang, founded UOB in 1935 and it is now worth more than US$35 billion, while the family’s UOL Group is one of Singapore’s biggest real estate developers.
Apr 4, 2024 · SINGAPORE – The three sons of the late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw are newly minted billionaires, according to a Forbes’ list of global billionaires released on April 2. UOB chief executive...
Feb 7, 2024 · SINGAPORE – A successful banker, revered community leader and respected mentor – this is how family, colleagues and friends of Mr Wee Cho Yaw fondly remember him and his legacy after he died at the...
Feb 4, 2024 · Wee Cho Yaw, the billionaire who shaped Singapore’s financial landscape by amalgamating several old family-controlled banks, has died. He was 95. The former chairman of United Overseas Bank...
Sep 6, 2023 · Wee Cho Yaw was chairman emeritus of United Overseas Bank, Singapore's third-largest bank by assets. He died in February 2024 at age 95. UOB was cofounded by his father Wee Khiang Cheng in...
Feb 3, 2024 · It is with deep sadness that UOB announces the passing of Dr Wee Cho Yaw, Chairman Emeritus and Adviser to the UOB Group at the age of 95. Dr Wee, a visionary banker, celebrated businessman and community pillar, was pivotal to UOB’s development as a leading bank in Asia.
Feb 3, 2024 · SINGAPORE – Billionaire Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of UOB, has died at the age of 95. The bank announced Mr Wee’s death in a Feb 3 statement on Facebook.
Feb 3, 2024 · NTU joins the Wee family in mourning the loss of Dr Wee Cho Yaw. Those who have had the opportunity to interact with him remember him as a generous man who was always willing to hear out young people and give them his advice.
