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Sim Kui Hian
Malaysian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sim Kui Hian (Chinese: 沈桂贤; pinyin: Shěn Guìxián,Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ): Sim Kui-hiân; born 18 August 1965) is a Malaysian politician and cardiologist who has been the Deputy Premier of Sarawak and the territory's Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg since January 2022, as well as an elected representative for the constituency of N14 Batu Kawah in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) since May 2016.
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Sim is Sarawak's first deputy premier of Chinese descent in more than a decade after George Chan Hong Nam stepped down in 2011.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as the Minister of Local Government Sarawak from May 2016 to January 2017 under Adenan Satem's cabinet, and Minister of Local Government and Housing Sarawak from January 2017 to December 2021 under Abang Johari's first cabinet. He also had served as Senator in the Parliament of Malaysia from April 2014 to April 2017.
Additionally, he holds a watching brief role which gives him oversight over the Sarawak Health Department and the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department.
He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), and the Party President since September 2014.[4][5][6] He is also one of the founding Vice Chairmen of the GPS coalition, in which SUPP is a co-founding component party.
While acknowledging that Sarawak is part of Malaysia, Sim is one of the most vocal and consistent proponents for more Sarawakian autonomous power and rights,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] based on the unique contexts of the Malaysia's formation as originally outlined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report and recommendations,[17] and the Report of the Cobbold Commission.
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Early life and education
Sim is the son of Sim Kheng Hong (Chinese: 沈庆鸿)[18][19] who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1974 to 1991. He received his primary education at Chung Hua Primary School No.4 and his secondary education in St. Joseph's Secondary School, Kuching. After that, he completed his Higher School Certificate at St. Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria, Australia.[citation needed] He graduated with an MBBS from Monash University's Alfred Medical School and completed his cardiology fellowship at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne.[citation needed]
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Career
When Sim found out that the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) was attempting to set up a cardiology unit, he left his practice and returned to Malaysia in 1998, after spending 17 years in Australia. In 2001, the Cardiology Department of SGH was set up. The department had progressively evolved into a cardiology centre (SGH Heart Centre, which later renamed Sarawak Heart Centre) with its own standalone facilities in Kota Samarahan[20][21] and a recognised training centre for cardiothoracic surgeons.[22]
Sim's maiden contest for public office was in the 2011 Sarawak Elections which he lost. Five years later, he contested and won in the 2016 Sarawak Elections.[23]
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Research
Sim is a member in the Expert Writing Panel for Clinical Practise Guidelines on management in cardiovascular disease in Malaysia; a task force member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) on radiation protection in cardiology; and a member of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Expert Panel on Radiological Protection of Patients.[24]
Between 1996 and 2015, he participated as either a faculty member or speaker for more than 200 professional meetings in the US, Europe and Asian-Pacific; made over 200 scientific abstract presentations; over 50 scientific publications (including NEJM); and over 125 clinical trials as a principal investigator.[citation needed] He received Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) Leadership Award in 2024.[25]
His research interests include cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, metabolic syndrome and ACS biomarkers in the multi-ethnic Asian community. He is a principal investigator/steering committee member in more than 100 multicentre clinical studies in Malaysia.[26][27]
Professional credentials
- Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP – Cardiology)
- Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention, USA (FSCAI)
- Fellow of Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (FCSANZ)
- Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
- Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (FAPSIC)
- Fellow of ASEAN College of Cardiology (FAsCC)
- Fellow of National Heart Association of Malaysia (FNHAM)
- Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA)
- Fellow of College of Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology (FCAPSC)
- Fellow of Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM)[28][29][non-primary source needed]
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Personal life
Sim is married to associate professor Enn Ong since 1991[30] and they have two sons.
Election results
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Honours
Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2014)[31][32]
Sarawak
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2023)[33]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2019)[34]
Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)[35]
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