Yahya Awang
Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Awang is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yahya.
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]
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Yahya Awang | |
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Born | (1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 (age 73) |
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 |
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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 transplant in Malaysia there.[3]