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Sim Kui Hian | |
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沈桂贤 | |
 Sim in 2025 | |
| Deputy Premier of Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2022 Serving with | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2022–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg |
| Preceded by | James Jemut Masing |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2022 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2022–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg |
| Deputy Minister (Public Health and Housing) | Penguang Manggil |
| Deputy Minister (Local Government) | Michael Tiang Ming Tee |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Local Government and Housing Sarawak | |
| In office 19 January 2017 – 18 December 2021 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Local Government Sarawak | |
| In office 13 May 2016 – 11 January 2017 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Adenan Satem |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Member of theSarawak State Legislative Assembly forBatu Kawah | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Chiew Wang See (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,085 (2016) 5,393 (2021) |
| Senator Appointed by theYang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 5 June 2017 – 28 April 2018 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 25 May 2017 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2014–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2017) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| 6th President of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2014 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Peter Chin Fah Kui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-08-18)18 August 1965 (age 60) Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party |  Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN)(until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)(since 2018);Unity Government of Malaysia (allied: since 2022) |
| Spouse | Enn Ong |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Sim Kheng Hong (沈庆鸿) |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Cardiologist |
Sim Kui Hian (Chinese:沈桂贤;pinyin:Shěn Guìxián,Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ): Sim Kui-hiân; born 18 August 1965) is aMalaysianpolitician andcardiologist who has been theDeputy Premier of Sarawak and the territory'sMinister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak in theGabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration under PremierAbang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg since January 2022, as well as an elected representative for the constituency of N14Batu Kawah in theSarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) since May 2016.
Sim is Sarawak's first deputy premier ofChinese descent in more than a decade afterGeorge Chan Hong Nam stepped down in 2011.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as theMinister of Local Government Sarawak from May 2016 to January 2017 underAdenan Satem's cabinet, andMinister of Local Government and Housing Sarawak from January 2017 to December 2021 underAbang Johari's first cabinet. He also had served asSenator in theParliament of Malaysia from April 2014 to April 2017.
Additionally, he holds a watching brief role which gives him oversight over theSarawak Health Department and theSarawak Fire and Rescue Department.
He is a member of theSarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), and the Party President since September 2014.[4][5][6] He is also one of the founding Vice Chairmen of theGPS coalition, in which SUPP is a co-founding component party.
While acknowledging thatSarawak is part ofMalaysia, Sim is one of the most vocal and consistent proponents for more Sarawakian autonomous power and rights,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] based on the unique contexts of the Malaysia's formation as originally outlined in theMalaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report and recommendations,[17] and the Report of theCobbold Commission.
Sim is the son of Sim Kheng Hong (Chinese:沈庆鸿)[18][19] who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1974 to 1991. 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 hisHigher School Certificate atSt. Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria, Australia.[citation needed] He graduated with anMBBS fromMonash University's Alfred Medical School and completed his cardiology fellowship atMonash Medical Centre in Melbourne.[citation needed]
When Sim found out that theSarawak 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[20][21] and a recognised training centre for cardiothoracic surgeons.[22]
Sim's maiden contest for public office was in the2011 Sarawak Elections which he lost. Five years later, he contested and won in the 2016 Sarawak Elections.[23]
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 ofInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Expert Panel on Radiological Protection of Patients.[24]
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 (includingNEJM); and over 125 clinical trials as aprincipal investigator.[citation needed] He received Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) Leadership Award in 2024.[25]
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.[26][27]
Sim is married toassociate professor Enn Ong since 1991[30] and they have two sons.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | N10Pending | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 6,780 | 32.05% | Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP) | 14,375 | 67.95% | 21,310 | 7,595 | 72.27% | ||
| 2016 | N14Batu Kawah | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 6,414 | 54.12% | Christina Chiew Wang See (DAP) | 4,329 | 36.53% | 12,042 | 2,085 | 70.87% | ||
| Liu Thian Leong (IND) | 1,109 | 9.35% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 7,827 | 70.20% | Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (DAP) | 2,434 | 21.83% | 11,150 | 5,393 | 57.28% | |||
| Chai Keuh Khun (PBK) | 756 | 6.78% | ||||||||||
| Fong Pau Teck (ASPIRASI) | 133 | 1.19% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P196Stampin | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 18,839 | 36.30% | Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) | 33,060 | 63.70% | 52,550 | 14,221 | 79.33% | ||
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Commander of theOrder of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2014)[31][32]
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Knight Commander of theOrder of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) –Datuk Amar (2023)[33]
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) –Dato Sri (2019)[34]
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