Surya Wonowidjojo

Surya Wonowidjojo (15 August 1923–29 August 1985) was a Chinese-born Indonesian businessman.

Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo, was a Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie (zh-c|蔡雲輝Leo Suryadinata. "Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches". Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995.] ; Hokkien: "Chhoà Ûn-hui") in Yinxi (音西), Fuqing in Fujian Province, China. He was the founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian "kretek" (clove cigarette) manufacturer, and father of billionaire Rachman Halim.

Wonowidjojo's family first migrated to Sampang, Madura when Surya was four years old. When his father died, he moved to Kediri, East Java where he worked for his uncle who was a "kretek" manufacturer.

Wonowidjojo founded Gudang Garam in Kediri in 1965 and headed the company until handing control to his son in 1984.

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