Sulaiman Daud
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Sulaiman Daud | |
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| سليمان داود | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petra Jaya, Sarawak | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Fadillah Yusof |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Santubong, Sarawak | |
| In office 1974–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Rohani Abdul Karim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulaiman bin Daud 4 March 1933 |
| Died | 23 March 2010 (aged 77) |
| Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Naemah Hasbi (Deceased) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Politician |
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]
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