Yahya Awang
Yahya Awang PSM) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1950 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Known for | Performing coronary artery bypass surgery on Mahathir Mohamad Performing the first heart transplant in Malaysia |
| Relatives | Awang Hassan and Khadijah Abd Rahman (parents) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
| Sub-specialties | Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation |
Yahya bin Awang (born 7 September 1950) is a Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon; born to the former state governor (Yang Di Pertua) of Pulau Pinang Malaysia (1981–1989), Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang bin Hassan and Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. [1]
He went on to help found and headed the National Heart Institute of Malaysia (Institut Jantung Negara) (IJN) in 1992 and in 1998 he performed the first heart transplant in Malaysia there.[2]
Honours and awards
Honour of Malaysia
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) (2003)[3]
Awards
- Malaysia : Merdeka Award (2013)[4]
References
- ^ School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia|SEARCH 78|Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan |9 January 2007
- ^ Monash University|Prominent alumni|Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Bin Awang
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "RECIPIENT / PROFILE :Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Awang".