Shoko Asahara

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shoko Asahara
Occupation	Founder
Date Of Birth	Mar 2, 1955(1955-03-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Yatsushiro
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kumamoto Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Shoko Asahara Biography

Shoko Asahara is one of the most popular and richest Founder who was born on March 2, 1955 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Shoko Asahara (麻原 彰晃 , Asahara Shōkō, March 2, 1955 – July 6, 2018) , born Chizuo Matsumoto (松本 智津夫 , Matsumoto Chizuo) , was the founder of the Japanese doomsday-cult group Aum Shinrikyo. Asahara was convicted of masterminding the deadly 1995 sarin-gas attack on the Tokyo subway, and was also involved in several other crimes. He was sentenced to death in 2004. In May 2012, his execution was postponed due to further arrests of Aum Shinrikyo members. He was executed by hanging on July 6, 2018.

In 1981, Asahara was convicted of practicing pharmacy without a license and selling unregulated drugs, for which he was fined ¥200,000 (equivalent to about ¥260,000 in 2019).

Shoko Asahara Net Worth

Shoko Asahara is one of the richest Founder from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shoko Asahara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Asahara was born on March 2, 1955 into a large, poor family of tatami-mat- makers in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture. He had infantile glaucoma from birth, which made him lose all sight in his left eye and go partially blind in his right eye at a young age, and was thus enrolled in a school for the blind. Asahara was known to be a bully at the school, taking advantage of the other students by beating them and extorting money from them. He graduated in 1977 and turned to the study of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, which were common careers for the blind in Japan. He married the following year and eventually fathered 12 children, the eldest of whom was born in 1978.

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Who is Shoko Asahara Dating?

According to our records, Shoko Asahara married to Tomoko Matsumoto (m. 1978–2018). As of December 1, 2023, Shoko Asahara’s is not dating anyone.

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During the trials, some of the disciples testified against Asahara, and he was found guilty on 13 of 17 charges, including the Sakamoto family murder; four charges were dropped. On February 27, 2004, he was sentenced to death by hanging. The trial was called the “trial of the century” by the Japanese media. Meanwhile, Asahara resigned from his position as the Aum Shinrikyo representative in an attempt to prevent the group from being forcefully dissolved by the state.

Facts & Trivia

Siboniso Ranked on the list of most popular Founder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shoko Asahara celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.

Two re-trial appeals were declined by the appellate court. In June 2012, Asahara’s execution was postponed due to arrests of several fugitive Aum Shinrikyo members.

What happened Aum?

Asahara and six other senior members of AUM were executed on July 6, 2018. Three AUM members wanted in connection with the cult’s crimes remained fugitives for more than a decade and a half. The first, Hirata Makoto, surrendered to Tokyo police at the end of 2011.

Who was Shoko Asahara What was he famous for?

Shoko Asahara, also known as Chizuo Matsumoto, declared himself to be both Christ and the first “enlightened one” since Buddha. Aum Shinrikyo gained official status as a religious organisation in Japan in 1989 and picked up a sizeable global following. At its peak, Asahara had tens of thousands of followers worldwide.

Who is the leader of Aleph?

Asahara Shoko, original name Matsumoto Chizuo, (born March 2, 1955, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan—died July 6, 2018, Tokyo), founder of AUM Shinrikyo (“Supreme Truth”; renamed Aleph in 2000), a millenarian new religious movement in Japan.

Where is Aum Shinrikyo now?

He is said to have been the driver in the Tokyo gas attack and was caught in Tokyo, having been on the run for 17 years. On 6 July 2018, Asahara and six other Aum Shinrikyo members were executed by hanging.

What Aum means?

Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of the investments that a person or entity manages on behalf of clients. Assets under management definitions and formulas vary by company. In the calculation of AUM, some financial institutions include bank deposits, mutual funds, and cash in their calculations.