Rachman Halim
# Rachman Halim

Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman.

## Early life

Halim was born Tjoa Too Hing (蔡道行; Hokkien: Chhoà Tō-hêng) in Kediri, East Java to a prominent Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) family. He was the first son of Surya Wonowidjojo (Tjoa Jien Hwie), founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer.

Halim succeeded his father to become the CEO of Gudang Garam in 1984, and expanded the company into other fields

## Legacy

Forbes, an American business publication, ranked him and his family as the richest in Indonesia for a number of years and listed them in 2005 as having a net worth of US$2.8 billion.

## Death

Halim died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2008 after a week of treatment for a coronary illness.

