Biodata of Lim Kok Thay

• 1951: Lim Kok Thay was born, the second son of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder of the Genting Group, and Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua.
• Unknown: Lim obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of London, United Kingdom.
• 1976 (age 25): Lim was appointed a director of Genting Berhad.
• 1979 (age 28): Lim attended the Advanced Management Programme of Harvard Business School.
• 1990 (age 39): Lim assisted the Mashantucket Pequots, a native American tribe, to establish Foxwoods Resorts Casino in Connecticut. With 340,000 sq ft of floor space, the Foxwoods Resort Casino is the largest casino in the United States.
• 2002 (age 51): Lim was bestowed the national award titleship of "Tan Sri" by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• 2003, December (age 52): Lim was appointed the Chairman and Chief Executive of Genting Berhad andGenting Malaysia Berhad when the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong retired.
• 2005 (age 54): Lim expanded Genting Group's presence to the United Kingdom. Today, Genting UK Plc is the largest casino operator in the UK, with 43 casinos.
• 2006 (age 55): Lim led his team to win the competitive bid to build and operate Singapore's first integrated resort on Sentosa Island, called "Resorts World Sentosa". The resort was progressively opened from January2010, and has become a prominent tourist destination in the country. The resort features Southeast Asia's first Universal Studios Singapore, 6 themed hotels, Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium, and many more attractions.
• 2007, December (age 56): Lim was appointed Honorary Professor of Xiamen University, 
• 2008, February 28 (age 57): Lim became the Chief Executive Officer of Genting Plantations Berhad.
• 2009 (age 58):
  • October: Lim was appointed Visiting Professor of the UK-based Institute of Biomedical Engineering of Imperial College, London.
  • Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) Asia named Lim as the "Travel Entrepreneur of the Year".
  • Inside Asian Gaming named Lim as "The Most Influential Person in Asian Gaming" for his contributions to the leisure and travel industry.
• 2011 (age 60): Forbes valued Lim's personal wealth at US$605 million, ranking him at No. 16 on the Forbes list of Malaysia's Richest.^[1]