# Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan: from property tycoon to life in jail

https://mins.news/en/video/27480

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 15:17 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCHgsZwVh4

> Hui Ka Yan, once Asia’s richest man and the founder of Evergrande Group, has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court. Five years earlier, the developer’s collapse sent shockwaves through China’s economy and financial markets.

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