Dr. Yoong Fook Ngian, aged 73, was
appointed to the Board of KPJ on 7 July
2005. He is an Independent Non-
Executive Director of KPJ and the
Chairman of the Medical Advisory
Committee (MAC).
He received his Bachelors of Medicine
and Bachelors of Surgery (MBBS) from
the University of Sydney in 1966. He
obtained his post-graduate qualification
in Otolaryngology in 1972 and was
conferred a Fellow of the Royal College
of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is also a
Fellow of the College of Surgeons of
Malaysia and a member of the Academy
of Medicine of Malaysia.
Dr. Yoong was employed by the Ministry
of Health from 1966 to 1975. His last
posting with the Ministry of Health was
as Head of ENT Surgery in General
Hospital Kuala Lumpur before venturing
into private practice in 1975. He has
been Resident ENT Consultant in Ipoh
Specialist Hospital since 1983 and is also
one of its founding doctors. He was the
Medical Director of Ipoh Specialist
Hospital from 1994 to December 2006.
He is a Life Member of the Malaysian
Medical Association and a past-
Chairman of the Perak branch. He is
also a past-President of the Perak
Medical Practitioners’ Society.
Other than as disclosed, he does not
have family relationships with any
Director and/or major shareholder of
KPJ. He has no personal interest in any
business arrangement involving KPJ and
has not been convicted for any offences.
Dr. Yoong Fook Ngian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Azzat Kamaludin, aged 69, was
appointed to the Board of Directors on
1 September 1994.
He is currently an Independent
Non-Executive Director and is also a
member of the Audit Committee as well
as the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee of KPJ. A lawyer by training,
he was admitted as an advocate and
solicitor of the High Court in 1979 and
has been in practice since then as
partner of Azzat and Izzat, a law firm.
Prior to that, from 1970 to 1979,
he served as an administrative and
diplomatic officer with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
He currently serves as Director of
several public-listed companies, namely,
Visdynamics Holdings Berhad, Boustead
Holdings Berhad, BHIC Berhad and
Axiata Group Berhad.
Other than as disclosed, he does not
have family relationships with any
Director and/or major shareholder of
KPJ. He has no personal interest in any
business arrangement involving KPJ and
has not been convicted for any offences.
Datuk Azzat Kamaludin
Independent Non-Executive Director
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad annual report
2014
Directors’
Profiles
