Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Grandson Drives $10 Billion Bet On AI Data Centers

Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Grandson Drives  Billion Bet On AI Data Centers

Kuok Meng Wei, whose grandfather was once called the world’s shrewdest businessman by Forbes, is leading his family into what the 41-year-old describes as the hottest industry in decades.

By Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff


The roots of Kuok Group, the conglomerate founded by legendary business tycoon Robert Kuok, go back to 1949 in Malaysia’s Johor state, where he and his brothers started a business trading everyday items such as sugar, rice and flour. More than 75 years later,…

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