Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah Set To Retire After 35 Yrs Of Service
In bittersweet news, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has announced that he is preparing to retire this month after serving the nation for 35 years, during which he famously worked diligently to safeguard Malaysians at the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak.
He confirmed that his retirement will begin on April 21, the day he turns 60 – the legal retirement age for public service employees.
Apart from his efforts to lead Malaysia through the pandemic, Dr. Noor Hisham played a key role in the Malaysian healthcare system throughout his tenure and has made several other impactful contributions to public health. He was the Director of the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) at the Ministry of Health prior to his position as the Director-General of Health, where he oversaw the response to a number of disease outbreaks, namely H1N1, MERS, and Zika.
With his reputation as a…
