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Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University in 1968. He then gained a Master of Medicine degree from University of Singapore in 1974.
He began his career as a medical officer with the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 1969 and trained in internal medicine before he became a consultant physician with the Department of Nephrology at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. In 1975, he was visiting fellow to the Division of Nephrology of Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC as well as Prince Henry's Hospital in Melbourne.
Tan Sri Abu Bakar was appointed as the Director of Medical Services in the Ministry of Health in 1987 and became Deputy Director General of Health in 1989 before rising to the rank of the Director General of Health in the Ministry from 1991 to 2001. After completing his services with the government, he joined the International Medical University, where he was appointed President in 2001.
Currently President of the Malaysian Health Informatics Association, National Kidney Foundation and Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia, Tan Sri Abu Bakar is also Chairman of the Consultative Panel on Healthcare, National Productivity Corporation; and of the Ministry of Health Committee on Living Unrelated Donor Transplantation.
Tan Sri Abu Bakar is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He currently sits on the board of KPJ Healthcare Berhad and several private limited companies.
In 2007, Tan Sri Abu Bakar was the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award.
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2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipient
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