Noor Hisham Abdullah

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Haji
Noor Hisham Abdullah
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Haji Noor Hisham Abdullah PSM PJN SPMS SPMP SSAP SSNS DMPN DPMP KMN
نورهشام بن عبدﷲ‎
Director-General of Health
	In office; 1 March 2013 – 21 April 2023
Monarchs	Abdul Halim ; (2013–2016) ; Muhammad V ; (2016–2019) ; Abdullah ; (2019–2023)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak ; (2013–2018) ; Mahathir Mohamad ; (2018–2020) ; Muhyiddin Yassin ; (2020–2021) ; Ismail Sabri Yaakob ; (2021–2022) ; Anwar Ibrahim ; (2022–2023)
Minister	Liow Tiong Lai ; (2013) ; Subramaniam Sathasivam ; (2013–2018) ; Dzulkefly Ahmad ; (2018–2020) ; Adham Baba ; (2020–2021) ; Khairy Jamaluddin ; (2021–2022) ; Zaliha Mustafa ; (2022–2023)
Preceded by	Hasan Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan
Deputy Director-General of Health (Medical)
	In office; 1 February 2008 – 1 March 2013
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin ; (2008–2011) ; Abdul Halim ; (2011–2013)
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ; (2008–2009) ; Najib Razak ; (2009–2013)
Minister	Ong Ka Ting ; (Acting) (2008) ; Liow Tiong Lai ; (2008–2013)
Director-General	Hasan Abdul Rahman
Personal details
Born	Yew Ming Seong; 21 April 1963; Sepang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Spouse	Nik Suwaida Nik Mohammad Mohyideen
Children	6
Education	Methodist Boys' School; Kolej Islam Klang; Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia (MD, MCh)
Profession	Endocrine surgeon
Known for	One of the most prominent leaders in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Noor Hisham bin Abdullah (born Yew Ming Seong; 21 April 1963) is a Malaysian civil servant and endocrine surgeon who served as the Director-General of Health from March 2013 to his retirement in April 2023. Prior to his appointment as the Director-General, he served as the Deputy Director General of Health (Medical) from February 2008 to March 2013.

Noor Hisham is also the current Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (SCHEPPR), President of Malaysia Medical Council (MMC), as well as member of the Board of Directors of the Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi). In his role, he has been prominent in leading Malaysia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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