Sulaiman Daud

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Daud is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sulaiman.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.
Sulaiman Daud
PSM DA PNBS SIMP DSSA JBS
سليمان داود
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Petra Jaya, Sarawak
In office
1990–2004
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byFadillah Yusof
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Santubong, Sarawak
In office
1974–1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRohani Abdul Karim
Personal details
Born
Sulaiman bin Daud

(1933-03-04)4 March 1933
Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak
Died23 March 2010(2010-03-23) (aged 77)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyPBB—Barisan Nasional
SpouseNaemah Hasbi (Deceased)
Children4
OccupationPolitician

Sulaiman bin Daud (Jawi: سليمان بن داود; ) (4 March 1933 – 23 March 2010) was a Malaysian politician who held seven cabinet posts in the Malaysian government between 1981 and 1999, including as Federal Minister of Education.[1] He represented the constituency of Santubong (1974 - 1990) and Petra Jaya (1990 - 2004) in the Parliament of Malaysia[2] and was a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[3] He was Chancellor of the International Medical University from 2005 to 2010.

Sulaiman was born in Kuching, Sarawak and was a dentist including in the government hospital in Kuala Belait, Brunei before entering politics. He graduated from the University of Otago in New Zealand.[1] He died aged 77 of liver cancer at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on 23 March 2010.[4] He had four children.[5]

In 2018, a bridge on Matang-Stapok in Sarawak named as 'Sulaiman Daud Bridge' in honour of him.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Dr Sulaiman, An Experienced Minister With Almost 20 Years' Service". Bernama. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Ling, Sulaiman Daud among those bowing out". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud dies". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud dies". The Sun (Malaysia). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Dewan Rakyat Extends Condolences Over Sulaiman's Death". Bernama. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ^ Jambatan Matang-Stapok Dinamakan Jambatan Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud Utusan Borneo. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019