Liang Wengen (; born 1956) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded and serves as the chairman of Sany Heavy Industry. In 2011, he became the richest man in mainland China with a net worth of about USD 8 billion. As of November 2018, he is the 68th richest person in China, with a net worth of about $3.5 billion.

Biography

He was born to a poor peasant family in Maotang, a small town in

Lianyuan Lianyuan () is a county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the Peo ...

Loudi Loudi () is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

province in 1956.
China Daily, "Entrepreneurs' presence grows at CPC congress", updated 2012. Liang worked as a top manager at a state arms plant, before getting involved in the construction-equipment industry. He is the founder and main shareholder of Sany, Sany Group, a heavy industry manufacturer based in

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

, Hunan.

Personal life

Liang has a bachelor's degree from

Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a national public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Double Fir ...

. He is married and has one son, Liang Zhizhong. He lives in

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