Abu Bakar Suleiman

Abu Bakar Suleiman
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Dr.; Abu Bakar Suleiman; PSM DPMJ JMN SMJ AMN
Chairman of IHH Healthcare
President of the IMU Group
	In office; 2001 – Present
Vice-Chancellor of the International Medical University (IMU)
	In office; 2001–2015
Preceded by	Kamal Salih
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Baba
Director-General of Health of Malaysia
	In office; 1991–2001
Preceded by	Abdullah Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Mohamad Taha Arif
President of the Malaysian Medical Association
	In office; 1986–1987
Personal details
Born	4 February 1944; Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysian
Relations	Ismail Abdul Rahman (uncle) ; Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin (grandfather)
Parents	Suleiman Abdul Rahman
Alma mater	Monash University (MBBS)
Occupation	Physician

Abu Bakar bin Suleiman (born 4 February 1944)[1] is a Malaysian physician, academic administrator, business executive and former civil servant. He is currently chairman of IHH Healthcare, Asia's largest private healthcare group, and president of the IMU Group, the parent company of the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur. He served as vice-chancellor (president) of the International Medical University from 2001 to 2015.[2]

From 1991 to 2001, Abu Bakar was Director-General of Health in the Malaysian Ministry of Health. He is president of a range of national medical organisations, including the Malaysian Health Informatics Association, the National Kidney Foundation and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia.[3]

Abu Bakar holds a Bachelor of a Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University, from which he graduated in 1968. Abu Bakar formerly served as president of the Malaysian Medical Association (1986–1987).[4][5]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1982)
- Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1990)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1993)[6]
Johor :
- Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ)

References

Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Research on the early Malay doctors 1900-1957, Malaya and Singapore. Australia: Xlibris Corporation. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4691-7244-6. OCLC 822073131.
"Principal Officers". IMU.
"Abu Bakar Suleiman". Prominent Monash Alumnus. Monash University. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
Prominent Alumni: Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Monash University
Abu Bakar bin Suleiman M.D., Bloomberg
"SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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[1] Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Research on the early Malay doctors 1900-1957, Malaya and Singapore. Australia: Xlibris Corporation. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4691-7244-6. OCLC 822073131.

[2] "Principal Officers". IMU.

[3] "Abu Bakar Suleiman". Prominent Monash Alumnus. Monash University. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

[4] Prominent Alumni: Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Monash University

[5] Abu Bakar bin Suleiman M.D., Bloomberg

[6] "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 February 2021.