Lien Ying Chow

Lien was born on 2 August 1906 in the village of Dabu, Guangdong, China, ==Career==

Lien was given the role of president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce in 1941. he fled by boat to Australia, a few days before the Japanese occupation of Singapore. He was winner of the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award in 1981. Lien was appointed first chairman of the Preservation of Monuments Board in 1972, a statutory board of the Ministry of National Development. ==Personal life==

Lien was acquainted with Tunku Abdul Rahman, then-Prime Minister of Malaysia. The duo were said to be "good friends". ==Death==

Lien died on 6 August 2004, Lien was described by Ming San Tee as "[t]he business kingpin known by households", while the Los Angeles Times wrote that he was a "self-made Singapore banking tycoon". == Awards and decorations ==

• Meritorious Service Medal, in 1964. • Order of the Crown of Thailand (Third Class), in 1965. ==Legacy==

• In February 2016, Singapore's Mediacorp airs Men With A Mission, an SG50 documentary series that profiles five influential men who helped propel the rise of modern Singapore: Yusof Ishak, George Bogaars, Hon Sui Sen, Lien Ying Chow and S Rajaratnam. • Lien Ying Chow Drive, a road in Nanyang Technological University, is named after him. • Lien Ying Chow Library, a library in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, is named after him. ==References==