Aw Boon Haw

Aw Boon Haw
胡文虎
Born1882
Died1954 (1955) (aged 72)
Other namesBalm King
Tiger Balm King
Occupations
  • entrepreneur
  • philanthropist
Known for
Board member ofEng Aun Tong
Spouses
  • Tay Piah Hong
  • Tan Kyi Kyi
  • Ooi Geik Cheah
  • Khoo Siew Eng
Children
Aw Kow(son)
Aw Swan (son, adopted)
Aw Hoe(son, deceased in 1951)
Aw It Haw(son)
Aw Jee Haw(son, died in wartime)
Aw Sar Haw(ditto)
Aw Sin Haw(son)
Sally Aw(daughter)
Aw Seng(daughter)
ParentAw Chu Kin (Father)
RelativesDanny Shahrizan (adopted)
Aw Boon Par (Youngest Brother)

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.