Yeoh Tiong Lay

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay PSM SPDK SPMS DPMS KMN PPN
楊忠禮
Born	(1929-12-18)18 December 1929 Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died	18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 87) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Burial place	Nilai Memorial Park
Nationality	Malaysian
Occupation(s)	Chairman, YTL Corporation
Spouse	Puan Sri Datin Seri Tan Kai Yong
Children	7, including Francis Yeoh and Yeoh Soo Keng
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	杨忠礼
Traditional Chinese	楊忠禮
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Zhōnglǐ
Jyutping	Joeng4 Zung1 Lai5
Hokkien POJ	Iûⁿ Tiong-lé / Iôⁿ Tiong-lé
Tâi-lô	Iûnn Tiong-lé / Iônn Tiong-lé

Yeoh Tiong Lay (Chinese: 楊忠禮; 18 December 1929 – 18 October 2017) was a Malaysian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation,^[1] Malaysia's largest conglomerate, with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology. YTL is based primarily in Malaysia but has extensive operations in Asia, Australia and the United Kingdom, where it owns the utility Wessex Water.

In 2013, he established the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law at King's College, London with a gift of US$11 million.^[2]