Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling, KBE, is a Malaysian entrepreneur, the self-made billionaire Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group, one of Southeast Asia's leading conglomerates (spanning property, healthcare, education, and construction). Born in Pusing, Perak, in 1945, in a small tin-mining town, he witnessed the aftermath of destructive mining activity and the struggles of families trapped by poverty.

Cheah graduated from Victoria University with a degree in Commerce. His entrepreneurial journey began in 1974 when he founded his own tin-mining company with a modest startup capital of RM100,000. These formative experiences shaped his lifelong conviction that quality education is the most powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty and that sustainable development is vital.

• Sunway Group (Founder & Chairman): The core private asset, a leading conglomerate spanning property, healthcare, education (Sunway University), and construction (market capitalization exceeding RM40 billion).
• Sustainability Focus: He pioneered Sunway City, an integrated green township built on the site of a former mining wasteland.
• Philanthropy: The Jeffrey Cheah Foundation is the largest of its kind in Malaysia, dedicated to advancing education (on track to award RM1 billion in scholarships by 2026).
• International Honors: He was awarded the Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 2023 for services to higher education and philanthropy (including University of Cambridge ties).

Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah's strategic genius was his commitment to rehabilitation and vertical integration. His signature project was the development of Sunway City, an integrated green township built on the former mining wasteland, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable development. He successfully diversified the Group into healthcare (Sunway Medical Centre) and, crucially, education.

He founded the Sunway Educational Trust Fund (1997), later the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, which oversees Sunway University, Sunway College, and the Monash University Malaysia Campus (the first foreign branch campus of Monash). His foundation is legally structured to never be dissolved and to reinvest all profits back into education. His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term, stable profitability of his diversified industrial and service empire, and his structural commitment to social enterprise.

Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah's social impact is massive and structural, tied to Sunway Group's role as a massive employer and nation-builder in Malaysia. His most profound philanthropic contribution is the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, which is legally structured to reinvest all profits back into education—a monumental contribution to making quality education accessible and affordable for qualified students.

His structural contribution is tied to the creation of the integrated Sunway City green township and his massive investment in healthcare (Sunway Medical Centre) and global medical research (e.g., the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre at the University of Cambridge).

Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah maintains the professional, distinguished style of a Malaysian industrialist. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects his stability, his commitment to sustainability, and his high-level political and academic engagement.

Residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to property development, education philanthropy, and the long-term stewardship of the Sunway Group.