Businessman Koon Yew Yin passes away

TheStar Wed, Feb 04, 2026 12:00am - 1 month View Original


The late Koon Yew Yin, an alumnus of Technical College Kuala Lumpur and one of the founders of IJM Corporation and Gamuda. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Prominent businessman and philanthropist Koon Yew Yin passed away in Ipoh on Monday at the age of 93.

Born on Jan 6, 1933, Koon had celebrated his 93rd birthday last month in the company of family and close friends.

A titan of Malaysia’s construction and engineering sector, he was a co-founder of several major listed companies, including Gamuda Bhd, IJM Corp Bhd and Mudajaya Construction.

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Jeffrey Tan
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Rest in peace, sir

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