Lee Yoon-hyung

Lee Yoon-hyung (; 26 April 1979 – 18 November 2005) was a South Korean millionaire who is the daughter of Samsung Group former chairman Lee Kun-hee. On 18 November 2005, Lee died by suicide at the age of 26 in her New York City apartment.

Early life and education Lee was born in South Korea. Her father was Samsung former chairman Lee Kun-hee, and her mother was Hong Ra-hee. She was the youngest of the four children; she had an elder brother Lee Jae-yong and two elder sisters Lee Boo-jin and Lee Seo-hyun.

Lee graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French language and French literature. She was a first year graduate student in arts management at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. A doorman at her building told reporters that she sometimes stayed in her apartment for a week at a time,

Personal life In 2003, it was revealed that she owned $191 million of Samsung stock.