Liem Seeng Tee
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Liem Seeng Tee (born in Fujian, China, 1893 – died in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 1956) is a founder of PT. HM Sampoerna, one of the largest tobacco companies in Indonesia. In the 1930s, Liem Seeng Tee adopted the Indonesian name Sampoerna meaning "perfection" as his family name, thus becoming the company's namesake. Sampoerna produces Dji Sam Soe in 1913, Sampoerna A Hijau in 1968 and Sampoerna A Mild in 1988.
He is the first generation of Sampoerna's family; father of Aga Sampoerna and grandfather of Putera Sampoerna.
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