16 Facts About James Riady

James Tjahaja Riady is an Indonesian businessman and the deputy chairman of the Lippo Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate.

James Tjahaja Riady was born in 1957 in Jakarta, to Mochtar Riady and Suryawati Lidya who were of Chinese-Indonesian descent.

Mochtar James Riady was interested in helping Jimmy Carter's former budget director, Bert Lance, sell stock he held in the National Bank of Georgia, though the deal never materialized.

James Riady moved to Los Angeles and established Lippo Bank with the help of Taiwanese banker John Huang.

James Riady established ties with Johnny Rayati in 2018 to enter the cannabis business in Washington state.

James Riady was indicted and pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations by himself and his corporation.

James Riady was ordered to pay an 8.6 million US dollar fine for contributing foreign funds to the Democratic Party, the largest fine ever levied in a campaign finance case.

In December 2008, the James Riady-owned Jakarta Globe published a sympathetic portrait of Sindoro in prison where he lamented he would not be able to spend Christmas with his family.

In January 2010, the Washington Post revealed how the 'disgraced' James Riady had received a visa waiver by the Obama administration to re-enter the US, despite having been banned by the Bush administration.

James Riady has been berated by the media because of his involvement in the campaign financing scandal.

Since converting to Christianity in 1990, James Riady has been an avid evangelical.

James Riady has established foundations, charities and Christian-inspired schools to spread the message in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

Under the shelter of the Pelita Harapan Education Foundation, James Riady helped to build a Private Christian University called Universitas Pelita Harapan.

James Riady is a collector of paintings and is known to have spent millions of dollars on a single work of art.

James Riady is married to Aileen Hambali, and they have four children altogether: Caroline Riady Djojonegoro, John Riady, Stephanie Riady, and Henry Riady.

James Riady's father is Mochtar Riady, a prominent Indonesian businessman.