Aw Boon Haw
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Aw Boon-Haw (Who's Who in China 4th ed.,1931)
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| Native name | 胡文虎 |
| Born | 1882 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 1954 (aged 72) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | Sally Aw |
| Parent(s) | Aw Chu Kin (Father) |
| Relatives | Aw Boon Leng (Eldest Brother) Aw Boon Par (Youngest Brother) |
Aw Boon-Haw (Chinese: 胡文虎; pinyin: Hú Wénhǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô͘ Bûn-hó͘; 1882 in Rangoon, British Burma – 1954 in Hong Kong), OBE, was a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin, with his ancestral home in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China.
In 1926, Aw migrated to Malaysia, where he began the business of Tiger Red Balm with his brother, Aw Boon-Par. Aw also founded several newspapers, including Sin Chew Jit Poh and Guang Ming Daily, which are both based in Malaysia today; and Sing Tao Daily, which dates back to 1938 and is currently based in Hong Kong. Aw moved to Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation of Singapore and managed the business from there, while his brother stayed in Singapore until he closed down the factory and went to Rangoon. Aw returned to Singapore after the end of World War II and re-established his business.
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