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

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

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 (1990 - 2004) in the

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and was a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (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 ...

(BN) coalition. He was Chancellor of the International Medical University 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 state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sar ...

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a 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 Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

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 (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 ...

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

MY-SEL_Order_of_Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Shah_-_Knight_Companion_-_DSSA

Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (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