Surya Wonowidjojo
Surya Wonowidjojo was an Indonesian businessman.
Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo, was a Chinese Indonesian born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie in Yinxi, Fuqing in Fujian Province, China. He was the founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek manufacturer, and father of billionaire Rachman Halim.
Wonowidjojo's family first migrated to Sampang, Madura when Surya was four years old. When his father died, he moved to Kediri, East Java where he worked for his uncle who was a kretek manufacturer.
Wonowidjojo founded Gudang Garam in Kediri in 1958 and headed the company until handing control to his son in 1984.
