Jack Ma
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Jack Ma, or Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云; born 10 September 1964), is a retired Chinese business magnate, investor, politician and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and former executive chair of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. Ma is a strong proponent of an open and market-driven economy. A prominent business figure, Ma is seen as a global ambassador for Chinese business and as such is frequently listed as one of the world's most powerful people by Forbes. He also serves as a role model for startup businesses. In 2017, he was ranked second in the annual "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" list by Fortune. In September 2018, he announced that he would retire from Alibaba and pursue educational work, effective in one year, with Daniel Zhang succeeding him as executive chairman. He applied ten times to Harvard Business School (HBS) and got rejected. As of June 2019, he is one of China's richest