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Goh Eng Wah

Malaysian businessman1

Goh Eng Wah (1923 – 5 September 2015) was a film distributor, and one of the pioneers in Singapore's cinema industry. He founded Eng Wah Global Pte Ltd, a cinema operator specialising in Chinese movies imported from Hong Kong and Taiwan.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Goh Eng Wah (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1923, died 2015.1

Companies

Early life and education

Goh was born in 1923 in Muar, in Johor, Malaya the eldest son in his family. He graduated from secondary school in Malaya but was unable to continue his education because of the Japanese Occupation. He then moved to Singapore to escape the Imperial Japanese Army, but lived under Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945.

From Wikipedia’s article on Goh Eng Wah (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Personal life

  • Born1923, Malaysia4
  • Died2015, Singapore5
  • CitizenshipMalaysia6

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