Wu Yajun (Simplified Chinese: 吴亚军) is a Chinese
businesswoman, founder, former CEO and current Chairwoman of Longfor Properties. She held the title of
richest woman in China in 2012, as well as fifth richest person in China. She
lost that position to Yang Huiyan due to her divorce from Cai Kui, positioning herself as second
richest woman in China. As of March 2013 she was the 299th richest person in
the world, and among the top 50 Power-women list by Forbes, with a
net worth of US$ 4.4 billion. She is a member of the National People's Congress.
Wu was born in Chongqing in
1964, member of an ordinary family.Graduated
from the Department of Navigation Engineering of the Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) in 1984. From 1984
to 1988 she worked at the Qianwei Meter Factory. From 1988 to 1993 she worked
as a journalist and editor at the China Shirong News Agency. At the time the
newspaper was controlled by the Construction
Bureau of Chongqing Municipal Government, which proved essential for
her in building-up her network in the government and business world to then
launch her career in the real estate industry.
In 1995 she set
up Chongqing Zhongjianke Real Estate Co Ltd with a initial capital investment
of 10 million yuan. In
the same year Wu and her former husband Cai Kui renamed the company Longfor Properties. The
enterprise grew rapidly thereafter, expanding from her home in Chongqing to
include major cities likeChengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Changzhou and Dalian. She
became alumni member of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of
Business in 2007. Longfor Propertieswent public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) in 2009; notable
investors are Singapore's government, Ping An
Insurance and Temasek
Holdings.
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