Abu Bakar Suleiman
Abu Bakar Suleiman | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of IHH Healthcare | |
| President of the IMU Group | |
| In office 2001–Present | |
| Vice-Chancellor of the International Medical University (IMU) | |
| In office 2001–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Salih |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Baba |
| Director General of Health of Malaysia | |
| In office 1991–2001 | |
| President of the Malaysian Medical Association | |
| In office 1986–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Occupation | Physician |
Abu Bakar bin Suleiman (born 1944) is a Malaysian physician, academic administrator, business executive and former civil servant. He is currently chairman of IHH Healthcare, Asia's largest private healthcare group, and president of the IMU Group, the parent company of the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur. He served as vice-chancellor (president) of the International Medical University from 2001 to 2015.[1]
From 1991 to 2001, Abu Bakar was Director-General of Health in the Malaysian Ministry of Health. He is president of a range of national medical organisations, including the Malaysian Health Informatics Association, the National Kidney Foundation and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia.[2]
Abu Bakar holds a Bachelor of a Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University, from which he graduated in 1968. Abu Bakar served as president of the Malaysian Medical Association 1986–1987.[3][4]
Honour
Honour of Malaysia
Malaysia : Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (1993)[5]
References
- ^ "Principal Officers". IMU.
- ^ "Abu Bakar Suleiman". Prominent Monash Alumnus. Monash University. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Prominent Alumni: Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Monash University
- ^ Abu Bakar bin Suleiman M.D., Bloomberg
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- Living people
- Malaysian medical doctors
- Malaysian academics
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- Health informaticians
- Academics of the International Medical University
- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Malaysian chairmen of corporations
- 1944 births
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia