Navroji Mistri

Navroji Rastomji Mistri OBE (3 June 1885 – 29 October 1953) was a Parsi Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist.

[1] An engineer by training, Navroji started work at the Royal Indian Marine Dockyards.

[2] In 1909, Navroji moved to Singapore after being employed to work on the building Keppel Harbour's graving dock.

[1] He was able to convince the British armed forces to permit him to sell his drinks in both Malaya and India.

[2] In 1931,[1] he also opened G. H. Café, which offered the popular curry tiffin meals together with Phoenix Aerated Water's drinks.

[2] In reply, Professor Ransome jokingly asked that since he was rich, why don't he contribute money to build a paediatric ward?

[1] The beneficiaries of the Mistri Singapore Trust includes poor children, schoolchildren who faced financial difficulties and tuberculosis sufferers.

[3] Mistri Wing, the paediatric ward which was built with Navroji's donations, was also named in his honour.