• 1952 – Born in Batu Pahat, Johor.
• 1973 – Become the youngest agency manager for AIA Insurance.
• 1981 – He was the only Malaysian to be invited to the grand opening of McDonald’s in Singapore
• 1982 – The first outlet of McDonald’s was opened in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Malaysia.
• 1984 – He acquired a major controlling stake in a steel company and transformed it into Berjaya Corporation Berhad.
• 1985 – He secured a 70% of Sports Toto lottery from Mahathir.
• 1991 – He became Malaysia’s youngest Tan Sri below the age of 40.
• 1997 –He used to own Prudential and Digi, but had to sell the stake he had in them.
• 2008 – Bought Friendster and sold its patent to Facebook.
• 2019 – The founder is now the Top 50 richest man in Malaysia with a net worth of approximately RM3.1bil.
The Berjaya Group is currently involved in diverse businesses such as consumer marketing, multi-level direct selling, hotels and resorts, recreational development, property investment and development, financial services, food and beverage, telcos and media, education, motor vehicle distribution, gaming and lottery management, football clubs and the environmental sanitary landfill business.