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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 family is the family member of Aw Chu Kin and his descendant. Aw Chu Kin started his business in Burma, which his two sons expanded it into a multi-national conglomerate that from Chinese medicines to newspaper, as well as bank, insurance and real estate.
Aw Boon Haw (b. 1882, Yangon, Myanmar1–d. 1954, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA2), 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 Tiger ...
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.
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.
All three Tiger Balm Garden locations were built by the Aw family ( Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par ). They were created to promote the Tiger Balm products produced by the family. The original garden was located in Hong Kong but is now closed. The second is in Singapore, and a third is in Fujian province of Mainland China.
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.
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. Read more at...
In 1993, many of the structures in China built by Aw Boon Haw were returned to Miss Aw. She, in turn, donated two of these properties to the people of China to be used as a children’s library in Guangzhou and a community museum in Yongding County in Fujian Province.
Donated by the famous Singapore brothers Mr. Aw Boon Haw ESQ and Mr Aw Boon Par ESQ. It once housed the Western Specialist Centre in the 70s, it is now temporarily a staff hostel.
