Lim Nee Soon
Lim Nee Soon | |||||||||||||||
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| 林義順 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1936 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Nanjing, near Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Anglo Chinese School | ||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Wi Peck Hay | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Lim Peng Nguan (father) Teo Choon Lian (mother) | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Teo Lee (grandfather) Tan Poh Neo (grandmother) Teo Eng Hock (uncle) Teo Chee Hean (grandnephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 林義順 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林义顺 | ||||||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Lîm Gī-sūn | ||||||||||||||
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Lim Nee Soon (Chinese: 林義順, Peng'im: lim5 ngi6 sung6, Pinyin: Lín Yìshùn; 12 November 1879 – 20 March 1936) was a Singaporean banker and businessman who promoted social and community matters, and was a respected community leader in Singapore. Lim was of Peranakan descent, with ancestry from Chenghai District, Shantou in Guangdong, China.
He was a rubber magnate and was nicknamed the "pineapple king" for being the leading pineapple planter in the region. He was also a banker, contractor and general commission agent. He was the first general manager of the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company Limited, formed in 1908. Nee Soon and Company was formed in 1911.
As a Chinese Peranakan, known as "Baba" locally, he was affectionately known as Bah Soon Pah (Chinese: 峇順芭; pinyin: Bā shùn bā). Bah Soon Pah Road was named after him.