Robert Budi Hartono
Robert Budi Hartono Robert Budi Hartono is a Chinese Indonesian tobacco billionaire with 2004 net worth US$2.2 billion. He owns and runs privately held Djarum, the world's 3rd largest maker of clove cigarettes. Djarum has reportedly recently grabbing share from the number two cigarette firm, Sampoerna. Budi Hartono also has a stake with his brother, Michael Bambang Hartono in one of Indonesia's biggest banks, Bank Central Asia, formerly controlled by billionaire Liem Sioe Liong. In 2009, Budi Hartono's net worth reportedly reached US$4.7 billion and he was nominated as the richest Indonesian while Liem Sioe Liong was in 3rd place. Budi Hartono was born at Semarang Central Java, and alumnus of Diponegoro University, Semarang. Starting from Mr. Oei Wie Gwan buy a small business in the field named Djarum clove gramophon in 1951 changed its name to Djarum. Oei began marketing cigarettes under the brand "Djarum" which turned out to be successful in the market. After...