Suleiman Mohamed

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Suleiman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Suleiman bin Mohamed is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Health in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Minister of Health Chua Jui Meng from December 1999 to March 2004, Deputy Minister of Information under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former minister Mohamed Rahmat from May 1995 to December 1999, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from May 1987 to May 1995 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Titiwangsa from August 1986 to March 2004. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Suleiman Mohamed PSM SSSA SMW DPMS
Deputy Minister of Health
In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad (1999–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2004)
Minister	Chua Jui Meng
Preceded by	Mohd Ali Rustam
Succeeded by	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Constituency	Titiwangsa
Deputy Minister of Information
In office 8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Mohamed Rahmat
Preceded by	Railey Jeffrey
Succeeded by	Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus
Constituency	Titiwangsa
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office 20 May 1987 – 3 May 1995
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Sulaiman Daud Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha
Constituency	Titiwangsa
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Titiwangsa
In office 3 August 1986 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Astaman Abdul Aziz (BN–UMNO)
Majority	11,777 (1986) 12,071 (1990) 18,966 (1995) 1,513 (1999)
Personal details
Born	Suleiman bin Mohamed
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Suleiman Mohamed first elected as MP for Titiwangsa in 1986 general election. He reelected as MP for Titiwangsa in 1990, 1995 and 1999 general election.

In 1987 to 1995, he was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department under minister Sulaiman Daud and Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha. In 1995 to 1999, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Information under minister Mohamed Rahmat. In 1999 to 2004, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Health under minister Chua Jui Meng.

Post career

Suleiman Mohamed served as Chairman of the Wecare Holdings & Healthcare Berhad.^[1] He also had served as Chiarman of the UBB Amanah Berhad.^[2] On 1 June 2023, Suleiman Mohamed has been made the Independent, non-executive chairman of Yoong Onn Corp Bhd.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P098 Titiwangsa		Suleiman Mohamed (UMNO)	20,976	60.99%		Yee Kai Wah (DAP)	9,199	26.75%	34,657	11,777	55.44%
							Abbas Alias (PAS)	4,215	12.26%
1990			Suleiman Mohamed (UMNO)	27,179	64.27%		Harun Idris (S46)	15,108	35.73%	43,829	12,071	67.45%
1995	P107 Titiwangsa		Suleiman Mohamed (UMNO)	25,545	79.52%		Othman Ngah (PAS)	6,579	20.48%	32,811	18,966	60.56%
1999			Suleiman Mohamed (UMNO)	18,624	52.12%		Mohamad Noor Mohamad (PAS)	17,111	47.88%	36,245	1,513	67.50%

Honours

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2017)^[5]
• Federal Territory (Malaysia)
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2008)^[6]
• Selangor
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSSA) – Dato' Seri (2000)^[7]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1990)^[8]