Yahya Awang
Yahya bin Awang is a Malaysian cardiothoracic surgeon; born to the former state governor 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]. He performed two coronary artery bypass graft surgeries for Mahathir Mohamad, first in 1989 and another in 2007.
He went on to help found and headed the National Heart [Institute (Malaysia)|National Heart Institute of Malaysia] in 1992 and in 1997 he performed the first heart transplantation in Malaysia there.
Honours and awards
Honours of Malaysia
- * Commander of the Order of Loyalty to [the Crown of Malaysia#Commander|Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia] – Tan Sri
- * Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- * Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor – Dato'
- * Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor
- * Knight Companion of the Order of [Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang] – Dato'
- * Companion of the List of [post-nominal letters (Penang)|Order of the Defender of State] – '''Dato''''