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Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist (1888-1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aw Boon Par (Chinese: 胡文豹; pinyin: Hú Wénbào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô͘ Bûn-pà; 1888–1944) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm.
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Aw Boon Par | |
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胡文豹 | |
Born | 1888 |
Died | 1944 56) | (aged
Occupation | entrepreneur |
Board member of | Eng Aun Tong |
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Father | Aw Chu Kin |
Relatives | Aw Boon Leng (Eldest Brother) Aw Boon Haw (Second Brother) |
He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin.[1][2] Aw was born during the British colonial rule. His father left the business to Boon-Par and after Aw Chu-Kin's death in 1908, he called his elder brother Aw Boon-Haw to run his father's apothecary, Eng Aun Tong ("The Hall of Eternal Peace") together.
Although Aw wished to stay in Yangon, his brother who had settled in Singapore[3] in 1926 convinced him to immigrate, move the family business, and found the precursor of today's Haw Par Corporation. Boon-Haw moved to Hong Kong to manage the business from there, while Boon-Par stayed in Singapore to run the factory. Eventually, Aw closed the factory down, returned to Rangoon, and died there.
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