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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.
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...
Feb 7, 2024 · Mr Wee’s five children, including eldest son and current UOB chief executive Mr Wee Ee Cheong, stood on a small platform facing staff members. Some of his children looked visibly emotional,...
Feb 4, 2024 · SINGAPORE: Former UOB chairman and CEO Wee Cho Yaw was a "titan of Singapore's banking industry", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Feb 4), as he led the tributes to the late...
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 · Having emerged as a clear winner following decades of consolidation, UOB would not make another big acquisition until last year under Wee Ee Cheong, Cho Yaw’s son, acquiring the consumer of Citibank in four regional markets for almost $5 billion.
Feb 3, 2024 · WEE CHO YAW'S LEGACY. Mr Wee has five children. His eldest son, Wee Ee Cheong, is the current deputy chairman and CEO of UOB. “My father has left an indelible mark in Singapore and the...
