Liem Seeng Tee (1893 – 1956) was the founder of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk., one of the largest tobacco companies in Indonesia. In the 1930s, Liem Seeng Tee adopted the

Indonesian name Indonesian names and naming customs reflect the multicultural and multilingual nature of the over 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago. The world's fourth most populous nation, Indonesia is home to more than 1300 ethnic groups, each with t ...

Sampoerna (cf. sempurna) meaning "perfection" as his family name, thus becoming the company's namesake. Sampoerna produces

Dji Sam Soe PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, commonly known as Sampoerna (), is an Indonesian tobacco company owned by Philip Morris International. Sampoerna is the largest tobacco company in Indonesia. It produces clove cigarettes, otherwise locally known ...

in 1913, Sampoerna A Hijau in 1968, and Sampoerna A Mild in 1988.

Personal life

Liem is the first generation of Sampoerna's family. *Liem's wife is Liem Tjiang Nio. *Liem's children are Liem Swie Hwa,

Liem Swie Ling Many ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries. Over time, especially under social and political pressure during the New Order era, most Chinese Indonesians have adopted names that better match the local language. History ...

(Aga Sampoerna), Liem Sin No, Liem Hwee Nio, and Liem Kwang Nio. Liem's grandchild is

Putera Sampoerna Putera Sampoerna (; Hokkien: Liem Tien Hie; born 13 October 1947 in Schiedam) is an Indonesian businessman. As of 2016, he had an estimated net worth of US$1.8 billion. Putera Sampoerna gained his wealth as heir to the Sampoerna cigarett ...

References

1893 births 1956 deaths Chinese emigrants to Indonesia Businesspeople from Fujian Indonesian people of Chinese descent Sampoerna family Emigrants from China to the Dutch East Indies {{Indonesia-business-bio-stub