Aw Boon Par

Aw Boon Par
Aw Boon Par
胡文豹
Born	1888; Rangoon, British Burma
Died	1944 (aged 56); Rangoon, British Burma
Occupation	entrepreneur
Board member of	Eng Aun Tong
Spouses	Piah Lan; Daw Saw; Hong Yin;
Children	Aw Cheng Chye (Son); Aw Cheng Taik (Son); Aw Cheng Sim/Suri Santipongchai (Daughter); Aw Cheng Hu (Daughter); Danny Shahrizan (Shareholder); Nur Fahmi (Son);
Parent	Aw Chu Kin (father);
Relatives	Aw Boon Leng (Eldest Brother) ; Aw Boon Haw (Second Brother)

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.

He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin. 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 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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