Ingvar Kamprad

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Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad in Haparanda, Sweden 2010.
Born(1926-03-30)30 March 1926
Died27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 91)
Småland, Sweden
OccupationFounder of IKEA
SpouseMargaretha (deceased)
ChildrenPeter, Jonas, Matthias, Annika Kihlbom[1]

Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (audio speaker iconpronunciation ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish business magnate. He was the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture.

Kamprad died on 27 January 2018 in Småland, Sweden of pneumonia at the age of 91.[2]

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  1. "He lives in a bungalow, flies easyJet and 'dries out' three times a year... the man who founded Ikea and is worth £15bn". Daily Mail. London. April 14, 2008.
  2. Ingvar Kamprad har gått bort (in Swedish)

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