- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIngvar Feodor Kamprad
- Ingvar Kamprad was born on March 30, 1926 in Ljungby, Kronobergs län, Sweden. He was a producer, known for IKEA Soft Toys for Education (2014), Mit Ikea nach Moskau (2001) and Mr. Ikea: mannen som ville møblere verden (2004). He was married to Margaretha Stennert and Kerstin Wadling. He died on January 27, 2018 in Småland, Sweden.
- SpousesMargaretha Stennert(1963 - December 2011) (her death, 3 children)Kerstin Wadling(1950 - 1960) (divorced, 1 child)
- Founded the home furnishing retail chain IKEA (the acronym is made up of his name's initials plus his family's farm Elmtaryd and a nearby village called Agunnaryd) in 1943.
- Although ranking #4 in "Forbes" magazine's 2007 List of Billionaires with an estimated fortune of US$ 33 billion, he is considered being stingy, driving a 15 year old Volvo and visiting IKEA for a cheap meal.
- Lived in Epalinges, Switzerland 1976-2014 and moved back to Sweden.
- Swedish mother and German father.
- Was a member of the Swedish Nazi Party during WWII.
- Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
- Everything we earn we need as a reserve.
- I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.
- I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
- We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.
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