Hiroshi Mikitani is considered one of Japan’s greatest entrepreneurs. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, one of the largest companies

in e-commerce in Japan. Mikitani overcame the many challenges he faced on his path to success and is an inspiration to entrepreneurs

في العالم.

Hiroshi was born on May 11, 1965, in Kobe, Hyogo. He attended Hitotsubashi University, graduating in 1988, and worked at the Bank of Japan while studying.

He moved to the United States in 1993, studied at Harvard Business School, and earned an MBA,

كما حاز على شهادة في القيادة المتقدمة عام 2001. 

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Mikitani worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan (now part of Mizuho Corporate Bank) from 1998 to 1996. He left the bank

to pursue his dream of building an e-commerce company—a major risk at the time, since e-commerce had yet to take off in the 1990s. After

ذلك، قام بتأسيس مجموعة استشارية تحت اسم كريمسون، وبعد عام من العمل كمستشار قام بتأسيس “راكوتين” مع عدد من أصدقاءه في عام

1997, with initial capital of just ¥250,000. The company achieved remarkable success in a short time, becoming Japan’s largest e-commerce site, and began

في التوسع لتشمل عدد من بلدان العالم. 

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Mikitani became president of the company in 2001, as well as Japan’s first CEO. In addition, he serves as

president of the E-Commerce and Banking Unit and head of the Development Unit. His other titles include chairman of Rakuten Travel and

رئيس نادي كريمسون لكرة القدم، ومدير شركة كوبو ورئيس مجلس إدارة بريسيمينيستر “PRICEMINISTER S.A.S“.

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Mikitani gradually introduced English at Rakuten, even though the company is headquartered in Japan and all its employees are Japanese,

However, he believes that English has become a business requirement today, not merely an added advantage. Mikitani’s initiative to introduce English

الإنكليزية أحد الحالات الدراسية في جامعة هارفرد عام 2011. 

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Mikitani joined Keidanren (the Japan Business Federation) in 2004, but resigned in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in June 2011, and announced

He does not support continuing to rely on nuclear power for electricity. In June 2012, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives resumed operations.

Mikitani serves as its representative director.

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حصل في عمر 51 على جائزة “الشرف” وهي جائزة تمنحها الحكومة الفرنسية لأكبر الإنجازات، كما حصل على جائزة الإنجاز من قبل جامعة هارفرد

the university’s highest honor. He was also named to Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest businesspeople, with an estimated net worth of approximately $7.7 billion.

أمريكي.