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Ma Yun , known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes.
 Jack Ma, 2008 at World Economic Forum | |
| Native name | 马云 (Mǎ Yún) |
| Born | 10 September 1964 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Residence | Hangzhou |
| Alma mater | Hangzhou Normal University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) |
| Occupation | Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group |
| Net worth |  US$22 billion |
| Spouse(s) | 张瑛 (Cathy Zhāng Yīng) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 馬雲 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 马云 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ma Yun (Chinese: 马云, [mà y̌n]; born September 10, 1964), known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes.