Yahya Awang

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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'
Yahya Awang
يحيى أواڠ
PSM DPMJ DSAP DMPN KMN FRCS
Born (1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 (age 74)
Colony of Singapore
Citizenship Malaysian
Known forPerforming coronary artery bypass surgery on Mahathir Mohamad
Performing the first heart transplantation in Malaysia
SpouseSuraiya Hani Hussein
Medical career
Profession Physician
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] He performed two coronary artery bypass graft surgeries for Mahathir Mohamad, first in 1989 and another in 2007. [2]

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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 transplantation in Malaysia there. [3]

Honours and awards

Honours of Malaysia

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia|SEARCH 78|Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan |9 January 2007". Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. ↑ 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). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Monash University|Prominent alumni|Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Bin Awang
  4. ↑ "RECIPIENT / PROFILE :Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Awang".

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