7 things to know about Priscilla Chan, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wife

(THESTRAITTIMES)Sheismarriedtooneoftheworld'srichestmen,yetlittleisknownaboutMsPriscillaChan,wifeofFacebookchiefexecutiveofficerMarkZuckerberg.

ShecameunderthespotlightonTuesday(Dec1)whenthecoupleannouncedthattheywouldgiveaway99percentoftheirFacebookshares,currentlyworthaboutUS$45billion(S$63.54billion),toanewcharity.

Theymadetheannouncementinaletteraddressedtotheirdaughter,MaxChanZuckerberg,whowasbornlastweek.

Hereareseventhingsaboutthenewmum.

1.Sheiseverytigermum’sdream

HerlonglistofachievementsreadslikeeveryTigerMum'swishlist.

SheisthefirstinherChinese-Americanfamilytograduatefromuniversity-aproudachievementconsideringtheirmigrantworking-classbackground.

Sheholdsabachelor'sdegreefromHarvardandgraduatedasapaediatricianfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,thethird-bestmedicalschoolintheUnitedStates.

2.Sheisaphilanthropistatheart

The30-year-oldlikestogobigonphilanthropicgestures,whichiswhythecouple'slatestannouncementtiesinwithmuchoftheworktheyhavealreadybeendoing.

In2014,theydonatedatotalofUS$66million(S$92.9million),placingtheminthe24thspotontheForbesAmerica's50TopGiverslist.Mostofthedonationswenttosupportinghospitalsandschools.

AboutUS$25millionwasdonatedtotheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)foundationfortheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfrica.

3.Educationisa“personalissue”forher

InherfirstTVinterviewforUSshowTodayinMaylastyear,MsChanrevealedhow"personal"educationisforher.Thisexplainswhysheandherhusbanddedicatemostoftheircharitabledonationstoeducationalcauses.

Sheholdsthepublicschoolsysteminhighregard,creditingmuchofhersuccesstothesupportandencouragementshereceivedfromherteachers.

TheformerpublicschoolteachernowhelpsruneducationinitiativessuchasStart-Up:Education,anot-for-profitgrant-makingorganisation.

SheisalsotheCEOofThePrimarySchool,anewintegratedhealthandeducationmodel.

4.Shewasthebossyoldersister

MsChanistheeldestofthreegirls,withaneight-yearagegapbetweenherandheryoungestsister.

SheadmittedinaTVinterviewlastyearthatshespentmostofherchildhoodbossingaroundhermiddlesister,owingtoherself-confessedTypeApersonality.

Shehasamoremotherlyrelationshipwithheryoungestsisterduetotheiragegap.

5.Shespeaksthreelanguages

ShecanspeakEnglish,CantoneseandSpanishfluently.

LearningCantonesehelpedhercommunicatewithherChinese-Vietnamesegrandparents.ShepickedupSpanishafterrealisingthatmostofherpatientsspokethislanguage.

6.Theywerecollegesweethearts

MsChanandMrZuckerbergdatedfornearly10yearsbeforetyingtheknotin2012.

TheymetwhilequeueingupforthebathroomataHarvardparty,andtheyhavebeentogethersince.

Buttheyalsowentthroughupsanddownsintheirrelationship.

InatouchingFacebookpostonJuly31,2015,MrZuckerberg,31,saidhiswifehadsufferedthreemiscarriages-arevelationwhichtouchedmanyFacebookuserswhorelatedtothecouple'spain.

7.Theirfamilydogbeastismorepopularthansheis

Thecouple'sbelovedpetisoneofthemostfollowedonFacebook.Beasthasmorethan2.2millionfollowersonhispage,whichisoveramillionmorethanMsChan.

ThepagefeaturesheartwarmingpicturesofthefamousPuli-atypeofHungariansheepdog-whichhasdistinctivefurthatlooksmorelikeBobMarley'sdreadlocks.