Back نور هشام عبد الله Arabic Noor Hisham Abdullah Galician Noor Hisham Abdullah ID 누르 히샴 압둘라 Korean Noor Hisham Abdullah Malay Нур Хішам Абдулла Ukrainian 诺希山 Chinese 諾希山 ZH-YUE
Noor Hisham Abdullah | |
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| نورهشام بن عبدﷲ | |
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| Director-General of Health | |
| In office 1 March 2013 – 21 April 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2019) Abdullah (2019–2023) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2013–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
| Minister | Liow Tiong Lai (2013) Subramaniam Sathasivam (2013–2018) Dzulkefly Ahmad (2018–2020) Adham Baba (2020–2021) Khairy Jamaluddin (2021–2022) Zaliha Mustafa (2022–2023) |
| Preceded by | Hasan Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan |
| Deputy Director-General of Health (Medical) | |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 1 March 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2013) |
| Minister | Ong Ka Ting (Acting) (2008) Liow Tiong Lai (2008–2013) |
| Director-General | Hasan Abdul Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yew Ming Seong 21 April 1963 Sepang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Spouse | Nik Suwaida Nik Mohammad Mohyideen |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Methodist Boys' School Kolej Islam Klang Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah |
| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (MD, MCh) |
| Profession | Endocrine surgeon |
| Known for | One of the most prominent leaders in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia |
Noor Hisham bin Abdullah (born Yew Ming Seong; 21 April 1963) is a Malaysian civil servant and endocrine surgeon who served as the Director-General of Health from March 2013 to his retirement in April 2023. Prior to his appointment as the Director-General, he served as the Deputy Director General of Health (Medical) from February 2008 to March 2013.[1]
Noor Hisham is also the current Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (SCHEPPR),[2] President of Malaysia Medical Council (MMC),[3] as well as member of the Board of Directors of the Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi).[4] In his role, he has been prominent in leading Malaysia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ "Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan" [Health Director-General]. Ministry of Health (Malaysia) (in Malay). Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Dr Noor Hisham heads new WHO committee on pandemic response". The Star. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "President: Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah: MMC: Council Members". Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "DNDi - Our Governance - Board of Directors: Noor Hisham Abdullah - Director General of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia". www.dndi.org. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "How mismanagement has fuelled Malaysia's coronavirus surge". South China Morning Post. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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