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{{Short description|South Korean businessman (born 1940)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Huh (Korean surname)|Huh]]|lang=Korean}}
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| native_name        = {{nobold|허진규}}
| native_name_lang   = ko
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1940|12|1|df=yes}}<ref name="kast">{{cite web |title=Korean Academy of Science and Technology-Members-Introduction |url=https://kast.or.kr/kr/member/member_view_print.php?idx=3249&ckattempt=1 |website=kast.or.kr |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=ko}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Buan County|Buan]], [[Zenranan-dō]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]]
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| alma_mater         = [[Seoul National University]]
| occupation         = Businessman
| known for          = Founder and chairman, [[ILJIN Group]]
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| children           = 2
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul  = 허진규
| hanja   = 許鎭奎
| rr      = Heo Jingyu
| mr      = Hŏ Chin'gyu
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'''Huh Chin-kyu''' ({{Korean|hangul=허진규|hanja=許鎭奎}}; born December 1, 1940) is a [[billionaire]] South Korean businessman, and the founder and chairman of [[ILJIN Group]].
==Early life==
Huh was born on December 1, 1940, in [[Buan County|Buan]], [[Zenrahoku-dō]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]].<ref name="kast"/>  He earned a bachelor's degree in material sciences and engineering from [[Seoul National University]].<ref name="Bloomberg profile">{{cite web |title=Executive Profile: Chin-Kyu Huh |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=54133523&privcapId=5722728 |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="joins.com">{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2924329|title=Proud developers of local technology|author=|date=|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
Huh founded ILJIN Electricity Industry Inc. in 1967.<ref name="Bloomberg profile"/>
In July 2018, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/china-s-electric-car-boom-makes-copper-coil-titan-a-billionaire|title=China's Electric Car Appetite Spawns 77-Year-Old Billionaire|author=|date=|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
Huh is the vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association.<ref name="Bloomberg profile"/> He has an honorary doctorate from [[Cheon-Book University]].<ref name="Bloomberg profile"/>
==Personal life==
His eldest son Huh Jung-suk joined Iljin Group in 2002 as a director and became the president and CEO of Iljin Holdings in 2007, and is the co-CEO of Iljin Electric.<ref name="joins.com"/> His second-eldest son, Huh Jae-myung, is president and CEO of Iljin Copper Foil.<ref name="joins.com"/>
==Awards==
* 1996: [[Inchon Award]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from North Jeolla Province]]
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