Edgar Sia | |
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Born | Edgar "Injap" Jaruda Sia II 9 January 1977
Iloilo City, Philippines |
Education | University of San Agustin |
Occupation | Property developer |
Known for | Founder of
Mang Inasal Chairman, CEO, and Director of Double Dragon Philippines, Inc. [1] |
Spouse | Shella Sia |
Children | 3 |
Edgar "Injap" Jaruda Sia II (born 9 January 1977) is a Filipino businessman. He is the chairman of DoubleDragon Properties (a joint business venture with Tony Tan Caktiong), and the founder of the Mang Inasal fast food restaurant chain. [2]
In 2011, Sia became the youngest billionaire in the Philippines at the age of 34 after selling his 70% stake in Mang Inasal to Jollibee. [3] [4] [5] As of September 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$675 million. [2]
Sia was born in Iloilo City in 1977 and grew up in Roxas City, the eldest of three siblings having parents from both Capiz and Iloilo. [6] He was nicknamed "Injap", a portmanteau of "Intsik" (the Filipino/ Tagalog term for Chinese) and "Japanese"; as his father, Edgar Sr., is a Chinese Filipino, while his mother, the former Pacita Jaruda, is a Japanese Filipina ( Japanese surname Haruda, 春田). [7] [8]
Sia had planned to become an architect, but dropped out of the University of San Agustin to start a business. [5] [2]
Sia co-founded the barbecue chain Mang Inasal in Iloilo City in 2003. [5] [2] In seven years, Mang Inasal grew to 338 branches nationwide, before being acquired by Jollibee in 2010. [6]
In 2009, Sia founded Injap Land Corporation (now DoubleDragon Properties Corporation), developer of CityMall chain of malls. [6]
In 2014, DoubleDragon Properties became a public company. [2] DoubleDragon has been developing commercial and residential properties and reportedly plans to build 100 malls by 2020. [2]
In August 2016, the company announced it was acquiring a majority stake in Hotel of Asia, Inc. [2]
Edgar Sia is married to Shella Sia, and they have three children Edgar Sia III, John Henry Sia and Elisa Stephanie Sia. [9] They live in Manila, Philippines but still maintain homes in Capiz and Iloilo. [2]
Edgar Sia | |
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Born | Edgar "Injap" Jaruda Sia II 9 January 1977
Iloilo City, Philippines |
Education | University of San Agustin |
Occupation | Property developer |
Known for | Founder of
Mang Inasal Chairman, CEO, and Director of Double Dragon Philippines, Inc. [1] |
Spouse | Shella Sia |
Children | 3 |
Edgar "Injap" Jaruda Sia II (born 9 January 1977) is a Filipino businessman. He is the chairman of DoubleDragon Properties (a joint business venture with Tony Tan Caktiong), and the founder of the Mang Inasal fast food restaurant chain. [2]
In 2011, Sia became the youngest billionaire in the Philippines at the age of 34 after selling his 70% stake in Mang Inasal to Jollibee. [3] [4] [5] As of September 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$675 million. [2]
Sia was born in Iloilo City in 1977 and grew up in Roxas City, the eldest of three siblings having parents from both Capiz and Iloilo. [6] He was nicknamed "Injap", a portmanteau of "Intsik" (the Filipino/ Tagalog term for Chinese) and "Japanese"; as his father, Edgar Sr., is a Chinese Filipino, while his mother, the former Pacita Jaruda, is a Japanese Filipina ( Japanese surname Haruda, 春田). [7] [8]
Sia had planned to become an architect, but dropped out of the University of San Agustin to start a business. [5] [2]
Sia co-founded the barbecue chain Mang Inasal in Iloilo City in 2003. [5] [2] In seven years, Mang Inasal grew to 338 branches nationwide, before being acquired by Jollibee in 2010. [6]
In 2009, Sia founded Injap Land Corporation (now DoubleDragon Properties Corporation), developer of CityMall chain of malls. [6]
In 2014, DoubleDragon Properties became a public company. [2] DoubleDragon has been developing commercial and residential properties and reportedly plans to build 100 malls by 2020. [2]
In August 2016, the company announced it was acquiring a majority stake in Hotel of Asia, Inc. [2]
Edgar Sia is married to Shella Sia, and they have three children Edgar Sia III, John Henry Sia and Elisa Stephanie Sia. [9] They live in Manila, Philippines but still maintain homes in Capiz and Iloilo. [2]