Park Tae-joon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Park Tae-joon

South Korean politician, army general and businessperson

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1927

Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea

Date of Death: 13-Dec-2011

Profession: politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Park Tae-joon (September 29, 1927 – December 13, 2011) was a South Korean business tycoon, war hero, political leader, and philanthropist. His most renowned accomplishment includes founding of POSCO and growing it into one of the world's largest and most successful steel companies during his multi-decade tenure as Chairman and CEO.
For this, he was often called the "Korean Andrew Carnegie".
Earlier in his life, he served in the South Korean Army and led several platoons during the Korean War and eventually reaching the rank of Major General.
He also founded POSTECH (leading research university in Korea), the Pohang Steelers soccer team, and the POSCO TJ Park Foundation.
As a politician, he served for four months as Prime Minister of South Korea.
His pen name was Chungam.