Sulaiman bin Daud ( Jawi: سليمان بن داود; 4 March 1933 – 23 March 2010) was a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n politician who held seven cabinet posts in the Malaysian government between 1981 and 1999, including as Federal Minister of Education. He represented the constituency of Santubong (1974 - 1990) and

Petra Jaya Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1975-1979). History The suburb was founded in the 1970s by Sarawak chief mini ...

(1990 - 2004) in the

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and was a member of the

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB; en, United Bumiputera Heritage Party) is a right-wing political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination o ...

(PBB) in the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN) coalition. He was Chancellor of the

International Medical University The International Medical University (IMU) is a private, English language, health sciences university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and is active in research and teaching within medicine and healthcare with a strong int ...

from 2005 to 2010. Sulaiman was born in

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

and was a dentist including in the government hospital in Kuala Belait, Brunei before entering politics. He graduated from the

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. He died aged 77 of

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on 23 March 2010, survived by four children. In 2018, a bridge on Matang-Stapok in

named as 'Sulaiman Daud Bridge' in honour of him.

Honours

* : **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on ...

(PSM) - Tan Sri (2000) * : ** Orde_van_de_Ster_van_Sarawak

Companion of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(JBS) **

Knight Commander of the

(PNBS) - formerly Dato', now Dato Sri ** Knight Commander of the

Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak The Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak (Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak) is the second highest order group (in the group of orders) of the orders, decorations, and medals of Sarawak. The order was instituted in 1970, and was r ...

(DA) - Datuk Amar (1991) * : ** MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SIMP

Grand Knight of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang (Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded t ...

(SIMP) - formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1985) * : ** MY-SEL_Order_of_Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Shah_-_Knight_Companion_-_DSSA

Knight Companion of the

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(DSSA) - Dato' (1992)

References

1933 births 2010 deaths Deaths from cancer in Malaysia Deaths from liver cancer People from Kuching Malaysian Muslims Members of the Dewan Rakyat Government ministers of Malaysia Agriculture ministers of Malaysia Education ministers of Malaysia Justice ministers of Malaysia International Medical University faculty University of Otago alumni Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia {{Malaysia-politician-stub