Runme Shaw was born in 1901 in Zhenhai, Zhejiang, China. His family later moved to Hong Kong. He was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organization of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian region.

Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw Foundation, a charitable organization. In addition, Runme was the chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of many organizations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie industry in Southeast Asia. He died in Singapore in 1985 from a stroke.
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