Dr. Lee Seng Tee (Chinese: 李成智; pinyin: Lǐ Chéngzhì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Sîng-tì; born 16 April 1923), FBA, is a Singaporean businessman and philanthropist.
Born in Singapore in 1923, Lee is the second son of Lee Kong Chian and a maternal grandson of Tan Kah Kee. He is a Director of the family's Lee Group of Companies, a Singapore-based conglomerate of firms in industries that include rubber, pineapple, banking and investments. Lee is among the 40 richest people in Singapore due primarily to his stake in the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC). In 2009, Forbes estimated his fortune, combined with that of his younger brother Lee Seng Wee, to be US$800 million.
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