Dr. Yoong Fook Ngian, aged 74, 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-
P r es i den t o f t he Pe r ak Med i ca l
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
Nationality
Malaysian
Age
74
Board Appointment
7 July 2005
Length of Service
11 years
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