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Aw Boon-Haw (Chinese: 胡文虎; pinyin: Hú Wénhǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘ Bûn-hó͘; 1882–1954), OBE, was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as founder of Tiger Balm. He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin, with his ancestral home in Yongding County, Fujian, China.
Aw Boon Haw (b. 1882, Yangon, Myanmar 1 –d. 1954, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2), whose name means “gentle tiger”, was also nicknamed “Tiger Balm King”. 3 He is known for having established the Chinese cure-all, Tiger Balm, and for building an empire around it. 4 His other contributions include building the Haw Par Villa (also known as ...
Aw Boon Haw (1882–1954) made his first fortune with Tiger Balm, which he co-developed with his younger brother Aw Boon Par in 1918. Through artful packages and clever marketing, the brothers made their versatile balm a household standard, first in their native Rangoon, then Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Jun 6, 2023 · One “Crazy Rich Asian” from modern Singapore’s early history is the esteemed businessman Aw Boon Haw. While his fortune was largely made off the still-popular Tiger Balm, contemporary audiences would associate him with the eponymous Haw Par Villa – equal parts architectural marvel and macabre-kitsch showcase of mythology.
From left to right, according to prominent positions in the Haw Par Villa, The parents, Aw Boon Haw, Aw Boon Par, and Aw How Aw How was the 3rd son of Aw Boon Haw, and a promising newspapers magnate when he died tragically in a plane crash in North Malaysia in 1951.
Sep 4, 2014 · SINGAPORE - Mr Aw Boon Haw, best known for establishing the herbal medication brand Tiger Balm, died in Honolulu on Sept 5, 1954, after a heart attack. He was 72 years old.
Jul 23, 2011 · Haw Par Villa (虎豹別墅), also known as Tiger Balm Gardens, was built by Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist Aw Boon Haw (1882-1954) for his brother Boon Par (1888-1944) in 1937.
Aw Boon Haw (胡文虎; 1882﹘1954), whose name means gentle tiger, was also nicknamed the Tiger Balm King. He is known for establishing the Chinese cure-all ointment, Tiger Balm, and for building a business empire around it.
Aw Boon Haw, his son Aw Kow, his daughter Sally Aw and his nephew Aw Cheng Taik had founded several newspapers, but none of them were owned by the family at present: Chinese: 虎報; lit. 'Tiger Newspaper' (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, founded by Aw Cheng Taik in 1959, defunct in 1961)
Nicknamed ‘Gentle Tiger’, Aw Boon Haw was an overseas Chinese of immeasurable wealth and influence. Born in Rangoon, Aw and his brother formed an ideal partnership, which saw the success of the Tiger Balm products.
