Isham Jaafar

Isham graduated from University of Dundee with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1995 and later completed his specialist training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Malaysia.[1] He then completed his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.[1] Moreover in 2014, he acquired fellowship recognition from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, American College of Cardiology and the ASEAN Cardiology Congress.[2] Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and European Society of Cardiology recognize Isham's fellowship in 2015.[1]

In 2005, he became the Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Cardiac Centre Gleneagles JPMC. Since November 2009, Isham was promoted to the position of a Chairman among Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JMPC)'s board of directors and the executive director of Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre (PJSC).[3][4][5] Under his leadership, both JPMC and PJSC's laboratory have been accredited respectively by the Joint Commission International (JCI) in 2014 and International Standardization Organization (ISO) in 2017.[6] On December 1, 2017, Isham was appointed as the Minister of Health by replacing Zulkarnain Hanafi after being consented by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[7][8]

During his personal free time, he enjoys golf and racquet sports such as badminton, tennis, and table tennis.[1]

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