Abu Bakar Suleiman

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President of the International Medical University (IMU)
In office
2001–2017
Preceded byKamal Salih
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Baba
Director-General of Health of Malaysia
In office
1991–1999
Preceded byAbdullah Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byMohamad Taha Arif
President of the Malaysian Medical Association
In office
1986–1988
Personal details
Born (1944-02-04) 4 February 1944 (age 80)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Japanese occupation of British Malaya (now Malaysia)
RelationsAbdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin (grandfather)
Ismail Abdul Rahman (uncle)
Awang Hassan (uncle)
Yahya Awang (cousin)
Parent(s)Suleiman Abdul Rahman
Fatum Abdul Majid
Alma materMonash University (MBBS)
OccupationPhysician

Abu Bakar bin Suleiman (born 4 February 1944)

vice-chancellor (president) of the International Medical University from 2001 to 2015.[2] He was the chairman of IHH Healthcare
, Asia's largest private healthcare group from 2011 to 2017.

From 1991 to 1999, Abu Bakar served as Director-General in the Malaysian Ministry of Health. He is president of a range of national medical organisations namely the Malaysian Health Informatics Association, the National Kidney Foundation and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia.[3]

Abu Bakar holds a Bachelor of a Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University, from which he graduated in 1968. He also formerly served as president of the Malaysian Medical Association from 1986 to 1988.[4][5]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. OCLC 822073131
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  2. ^ "Principal Officers". IMU.
  3. ^ "Abu Bakar Suleiman". Prominent Monash Alumnus. Monash University. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  4. ^ Prominent Alumni: Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Monash University
  5. ^ Abu Bakar bin Suleiman M.D., Bloomberg
  6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1990" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1993" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Honours for 177 on Sultan's 54th birthday". New Straits Times. 8 April 1986. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Top Johore award for Deputy IGP". New Straits Times. 8 April 1988. p. 6.