Yahya Awang
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Yahya Awang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1950 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Known for | Performing coronary artery bypass surgery on Mahathir Mohamad Performing the first heart transplant in Malaysia |
| Spouse | Suraiya Hani Tun Hussein |
| Relatives | Awang Hassan and Khadijah Abdul Rahman (parents, both deceased) Hishammuddin Hussein (brother-in-law) Hussein Onn and Suhailah Noah (parents-in-law, both deceased) Ismail and Suleiman Abdul Rahman (maternal uncles, both deceased) Zubaidah Abdul Rahman (maternal aunt and stepmother, deceased) Abu Bakar Suleiman (maternal first cousin) |
| 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 Negeri) of Pulau Pinang from 1981 to 1989, Awang Hassan and Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] She underwent two coronary artery bypass graft surgeries for Mahathir Mohamad, one in 1989 and another in 2007.[2]
He went on to help found and headed the National Heart Institute of Malaysia (Institut Jantung Negara) (IJN) in 1992 and in 1997 he performed the first heart transplant in Malaysia there.[3]
Honours and awards[edit]
Honours of Malaysia[edit]
Malaysia : 
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2003)
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1989)
Johor : 
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1992)- Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ) (1989)
Pahang : 
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1996)
Penang : 
Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (1994)
Awards[edit]
- Malaysia : Merdeka Award (2014)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia|SEARCH 78|Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan |9 January 2007
- ^ MHTC (25 March 2019). "Dr Yahya Awang: The man behind the heartbeats of over 5,000 people, including Dr M". Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
- ^ Monash University|Prominent alumni|Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Bin Awang
- ^ "RECIPIENT / PROFILE :Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Awang".