Yahya Awang

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Awang is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yahya.

Yahya bin Awang (born 7 September 1950) is a Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon; born to the former state governor (Yang di-Pertua Negeri) of Pulau Pinang from 1981 to 1989, Awang Hassan and Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.^[1] He performed two coronary artery bypass graft surgeries for Mahathir Mohamad, first in 1989 and another in 2007.^[2]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Yahya Awang يحيى أواڠ PSM DPMJ DSAP DMPN KMN FRCS
Born	(1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 (age 74) Colony of Singapore
Citizenship	Malaysian
Known for	Performing coronary artery bypass surgery on Mahathir Mohamad Performing the first heart transplantation in Malaysia
Spouse	Suraiya Hani Hussein
Medical career
Profession	Physician
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 1997 he performed the first heart transplantation in Malaysia there.^[3]

Honours and awards

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2002)
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1990)
• Johor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1992)
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ) (1988)
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1996)
• Penang :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (1994)

Awards

•  Malaysia : Merdeka Award (2014)^[4]