Eugene Friedrich Paul OBE (3 November 1901 – 28 December 1971) was a Western Samoan businessman and politician.

[2] After leaving school he joined the American military to fight in World War I.

[3] He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance by Mata'afa, but did not contest the 1961 elections and retired from politics.

Having founded Polynesian Airlines in 1959,[4] he became its chair in 1960 and also served as president of the Chamber of Commerce.

[2] He died in the Queen's Hospital in Honolulu in December 1971 following a spinal operation, and was survived by his wife and three children.