Lim Nee Soon

Who was Lim Nee Soon?

Lim Nee Soon was a Chinese merchant who promoted social and community matters, and was a respected community leader in Singapore. Lim was of Chinese Peranakan descent, with ancestry from Chao-chow-fu 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, he was affectionately known as Bah Soon Pah. Bah Soon Pah Road was named after him.