Tony Tan Caktiong, CM (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kak-tiong; born January 5, 1953) is a Filipino businessman and investor.
Forbes listed him as the fifth richest person in the Philippines in 2023, with an estimated net worth of US$3.2 billion.
[7] Tony Tan Caktiong attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College[8] and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering in 1975.
Tan Caktiong founded the fast-food chain Jollibee in 1978 after starting it as an ice cream parlor in 1975.
With Tan Caktiong's entry, the company was renamed DoubleDragon Properties Corporation.