Mochtar Riady, born Lie Mo Tie (Chinese: 李文正; pinyin: Lǐ Wén Zhèng; born 12 May 1929)[1][2] is an Indonesian financial magnate and the founder and chairman emeritus of Lippo Group.
He was born in Malang to a Chinese Indonesian family.
At five months old, his parents took him to his father's ancestral village in Fujian where he lived until he was six years old.
[3][4] Riady's father was a batik trader named Liapi (1887–1959), while his mother was named Sibelau (1889–1937).
Both of his parents migrated from Fujian and arrived in Malang in 1918.