Tan Sri Dato' Dr

Physician

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 Yahya bin Awang (MBBS 1974), originally from Muar Johor

Johor

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, is a Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon; born to the former state governor (Yang Di Pertua) of Pulau Pinang Malaysia  (1981–1989), Tun Datuk Dr

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

 Haji

Hajji

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 Awang bin Hassan

Awang bin Hassan

Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang bin Hassan was a Malaysian politician.He was born in Muar, Johor. He was educated by Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru. Awang began attendance at the KE VII College of Medicine in the 1930s...

 and Toh Puan

Malay titles

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 Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun

Malay titles

The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....

 Dr

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

 Ismail Abdul Rahman

Ismail Abdul Rahman

Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation . He held several Malaysian ministerial posts and was appointed as the second Deputy Prime Minister in 1970 by then Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. Three years later, Tun Dr Ismail died in office due...

, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

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.
He became known for performing coronary artery bypass surgery

Coronary artery bypass surgery

Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease...

 on former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad in 1989. He went on to help found and headed the National Heart Institute of Malaysia (Institut Jantung Negara

Institut Jantung Negara

National Heart Institute of Malaysia , is Malaysia’s premier heart centre. Established in September 1992, IJN provides cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery services for both adult and paediatric cases...

) (IJN) in 1992 and in 1998 he performed the first heart transplant in Malaysia there.

See also

• Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang bin Hassan
  Awang bin Hassan
  Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang bin Hassan was a Malaysian politician.He was born in Muar, Johor. He was educated by Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru. Awang began attendance at the KE VII College of Medicine in the 1930s...
  
  
• Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
  Mahathir bin Mohamad
  Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad . is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir...
  
   (health section)
• Muar : Notable and Famous Prominent Persons from Muar