Yahya Awang

Yahya bin Awang (born 7 September 1950) is a Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon; born to the former state governor (Yang Di Pertua) of Pulau Pinang Malaysia (1981–1989), Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan and Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. [1]

In this Malay name, the name Awang is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Yahya.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Yahya Awang PSM KMN DPMJ DSAP DMPN FRCS
Born	(1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Known for	Performing coronary artery bypass surgery on Mahathir Mohamad Performing the first heart transplant in Malaysia
Relatives	Awang Hassan and Khadijah Abd Rahman (parents)
Medical career
Profession	Medical doctor
Sub-specialties	Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation

He went on to help found and headed the National Heart Institute of Malaysia (Institut Jantung Negara) (IJN) in 1992 and in 1998 he performed the first heart transplant in Malaysia there.[2]

Honours and awards

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1989)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2003)
•  Johor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1992)
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1995)
•  Penang :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (1994)

Awards

•  Malaysia : Merdeka Award (2013)[3]

References

1. School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia|SEARCH 78|Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan |9 January 2007
2. Monash University|Prominent alumni|Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Bin Awang
3. "RECIPIENT / PROFILE :Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Awang".