Burhan Karim

Burhan Karim

Burhan Karim (#2874)

  • $ 1 B
  • Palm oil
  • Indonesia
  • M
  • 66 Years

About Me

Burhan Karim or Lim Ek Kian is a director of Musim Mas Holdings, a Singapore-based integrated palm oil firm that owns operations in Indonesia. He runs Musim Mas alongisde brothers Bachtiar and Bahari. His late father Anwar founded Nam Cheong Soap Factory in 1932; the family-run operation still makes soaps and margarine. The family opened the first palm oil refinery in Indonesia in 1970. Musim Mas was formally set up two years later.
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  • #2858   Billionaires (2026)

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Current Net Worth: $1.3B (May 4, 2026)