17 Amazing Stats and Facts about
Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo

1. About Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo : Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Kang Hoo is a Malaysian investor and businessman. He is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings and Ekovest Berhad.

2. Born : 1955

3. Education : High School Graduate, High School

4. Residence : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5. Citizenship : Malaysia

6. Real estate development masterpieces : Bandar Malaysia, EkoCheras Mall

7. Children : 4

8. Occupation : Chairman, Ekovest Berhad & Iskandar Waterfront Holdings

9. Latest net worth : US$765 million (approximately RM3.2 billion)

10. Awards and Recognition :

• In 2012, Tan Sri Lim has been named the Property Man of the year by Brand Laureate.
• In 2014, Tan Sri Lim was named to the “ASEAN Business Club” alongside other prominent entrepreneurs such as Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Tan Sri Robert Kuok, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, and Tan Sri Lim Wee-Chai.
• In 2015, Tan Sri Lim was dubbed property man of the year at the 22nd Fiabci Property Awards.  He was recently been rewarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award in China, recognizing outstanding achievements in government, business, and civic sectors.
• In January 2016, Tan Sri Lim was successful in bidding on the Bandar Malaysia project worth $1.7 billion (RM 7.41 billion). The Joint Venture partners intend to develop an underground city project over a 15-year period with a US$53 billion gross development value.

11. As a founder of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd, he is most prominently known for his company’s joint venture with China Railway Group (CREC) to develop Bandar Malaysia.

12. Upon completion of the development, it will be the most intelligent and comprehensive new city in the ASEAN region.

13. The project will have a gross development value of up to RM140 billion, making it the largest real estate development project in recent Malaysian history.

14. The company owns at least 4,000 acres of land in the Iskandar Malaysia area of Johor, future property developments are expected to be promising.

15. Under his founding wing is also Ekovest Berhad, a listed company on the Bursa Securities and known for building EkoCheras Mall.

16. Lim’s nickname is “helicopter man” because he prefers to travel by helicopter between Iskandar Waterfront and his Kuala Lumpur office.

17. Tan Sri Lim’s Ekovest Berhad is also the 2016 sponsor for the Kuala Lumpur National Football Association.