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flag Indonesia’s richest man and Djarum co-founder Michael Bambang Hartono, worth $43.8B, died at 86 in Singapore.

flag Michael Bambang Hartono, Indonesia’s richest man and co-founder of the Djarum tobacco empire, died at 86 in Singapore. flag He and his brother Robert expanded the family’s clove cigarette business into a major conglomerate with interests in banking, palm oil, real estate, electronics, and sports, including ownership of Italian football club Como and badminton team PB Djarum. flag Hartono, worth over $43.8 billion, played a key role in growing Bank Central Asia into Indonesia’s largest private bank and was recognized for his philanthropy and achievements in bridge, winning a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. flag The Djarum Group confirmed his passing, citing no cause of death, though he had previously suffered from COPD and a heart attack.

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