Francis Yeoh

Francis Yeoh Sock Ping (Chinese: 楊肅斌; born 23 August 1954) is a Malaysian businessman, and the eldest son of late Malaysia billionaire Yeoh Tiong Lay. He was appointed a managing director of YTL Corporation in 1988 and grew it into a multi-disciplinary conglomerate comprising five listed entities. YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Hospitality REIT, Malayan Cement Berhad and Starhill Global REIT have a combined Market Capitalisation of approximately RM100 billion (USD21 billion) and total assets of RM84 billion (USD18 billion). YTL Group owns and manages regulated utilities, real estate and infrastructure assets. In 2022, he was ranked by Forbes as the 17th richest people in Malaysia.

Yeoh was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 and upgraded to a Knight Commander (KBE) in 2019. In 2018 he was bestowed the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and in the same year the Italian government conferred upon him the honour of Grande Officiale of the Order of the Star of Italy.

He holds an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Kingston (UK). He also has an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from University of Nottingham.

Personal life
Yeoh is a devout Christian and has often attributed his success in business to Jesus.

Yeoh married Puan Sri Datin Paduka Rosaline Yeoh in 1982 until her death in 2007 and they have five children. His siblings reside in Malaysia and are fellow directors of YTL Corporation.

Honours of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1991)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (1997)
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) - Dato' Indera (2001)
 * Perak :
 * MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001).svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) - Dato' (1989)
 * Selangor :
 * MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) - Dato' (1996)

Foreign honours

 * 🇮🇹 Italy :
 * StellaItalia-Cav.png Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy (2018)
 * 🇯🇵 Japan :
 * JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 4Class BAR.svg 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018)
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom :
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) (2006)
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) (2019)