Born in Asan Village, Songjeon-myeon, Tongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do

Inaugurated as Honorary Chairman of Halla Group

Founded Baedal School Foundation

Founded Halla Climate Control Co., Ltd.

Inaugurated as Chairman of Halla Group

Founded Halla Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Founded Halla Cement Co., Ltd.

Founded Incheon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Launched onstruction of Changwon Mechanical Manufacturing complex

Founded Hyundai International, Mando Machinery

Inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (until 1976)

Inaugurated as Vice-Chairman of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Joined Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Worked as a reporter for Donga Ilbo (until 1950)

Entered Japan’s Tokyo Aoyama Gakuin University (majored in English; took evening courses for 2 years)

Honorary Fellow, Wales University (UK)

Honorary Doctor of Jurisprudence, Chonnam National University

Honorary Doctor of Economics, Chung-Ang University

Honorary Doctor of Human Letters, Long Island University (US)

Received 13th Special Press Award (Seoul Journalists Club)

Distinguished Businessperson Award (Chung-Ang University)

Korea Management Grand Prize (Korean Academic Society of Business Administration)

CEO of the Year Award (KMA)

Gold Tower Award for distinguished industrial merit (the Korean government)

Italian ommendatore Award

Presidential ward