Sim Kui Hian

Sim is the son of father Sim Kheng Hong (Chinese: 沈庆鸿)^[18][19] who was the Tan Sri Datuk Amar Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1974 to 1991; and mother Lim Su Kheng ( Chinese: 林素卿)^[20][21] (Puan Sri Datuk Amar). He received his primary education at Chung Hua Primary School No.4 and his secondary education in St. Joseph's Secondary School, Kuching. After that, he completed his Higher School Certificate at St. Bede's College in Mentone, in Victoria, Australia. He graduated with an MBBS from Monash University's Alfred Medical School and completed his cardiology fellowship at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne.^[22]

When Sim found out that the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) was attempting to set up a cardiology unit, he left his practice and returned to Malaysia in 1998, after spending 17 years in Australia. In 2001, the Cardiology Department of SGH was set up. The department had progressively evolved into a cardiology centre (SGH Heart Centre, which later renamed Sarawak Heart Centre) with its own standalone facilities in Kota Samarahan^[23][24] and a recognised training centre for cardiothoracic surgeons.^[25]

Sim's maiden contest for public office was in the 2011 Sarawak Elections which he lost. Five years later, he contested and won in the 2016 Sarawak Elections.^[26]

Sim is a member in the Expert Writing Panel for Clinical Practise Guidelines on management in cardiovascular disease in Malaysia; a task force member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) on radiation protection in cardiology; and a member of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Expert Panel on Radiological Protection of Patients.^[27]

Between 1996 and 2015, he participated as either a faculty member or speaker for more than 200 professional meetings in the US, Europe and Asian-Pacific; made over 200 scientific abstract presentations; over 50 scientific publications (including NEJM); and over 125 clinical trials as a principal investigator.^{[citation needed]} He received Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) Leadership Award in 2024.^[28]

His research interests include cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, metabolic syndrome and ACS biomarkers in the multi-ethnic Asian community. He is a principal investigator/steering committee member in more than 100 multicentre clinical studies in Malaysia.^[29][30]

• Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP – Cardiology)
• Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC)
• Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention, USA (FSCAI)
• Fellow of Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (FCSANZ)
• Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
• Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (FAPSIC)
• Fellow of ASEAN College of Cardiology (FAsCC)
• Fellow of National Heart Association of Malaysia (FNHAM)
• Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA)
• Fellow of Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology (FAPSC)
• Fellow of Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM)^{[31][32][non-primary source needed]}

Sim has been married since 1991^[33] to associate professor Enn Ong Siok Ean (Chinese: 王淑燕), who was conferred the Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak award (Dato’) in 2024^[34], and they have two sons.

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2014)^[35][36]
• Sarawak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2023)^[37]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2019)^[38]
  • Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)^[39]