Borge Bek-Nielsen

Age: 79

Summary: Danish businessman and former chairman of United Plantations who developed the palm oil industry in Malaysia during a Communist era, and who was considered as the driving force in promoting Malaysian palm oil plantations, an industry that now generates about $8 billion a year.

Cause of Death: Brief illness

Born: November 29, 1925

Died: September 23, 2005

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia