Asia's Most Influential MY

Healthcare & Sciences

The scientists and healthcare workers making innovation possible

Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan Al-Sultan Abdullah

Co-Founder and President, The Green Ribbon Group

Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan Al-Sultan Abdullah is a mental health activist and co-founder of the Green Ribbon Group who actively pushes forward the mental health agenda in Malaysia

Prof Madya Dr Nur Adlyka Ainul Annuar

Astrophysicist, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The astrophysicist was part of the international NASA team

Mahaletchumy Arujanan

Executive director, Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre

An internationally renowned science communicator championing the rights of many

Dr Nur Amalina Che Bakri

Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London

For contributing to medical advancement in the field of surgery and breast cancer

Dato' Chevy Beh

Founder, BookDoc

For leading healthcare through a digital revolution

Garvy Beh

Founder and CEO, Doctor2U

A savant in the tech industry and a professional polo player, Garvy Beh is the founder of the nation’s first integrative healthcare app, Doctor2U, which provides on-demand services across Malaysia and Singapore

Dato' Dr Nick Boden

CEO, Immunitee

An entrepreneur and humanitarian, whose love for nature is helping keep the nation clean

Prof Cheah Phaik Yeong

Professor of Global Health, Oxford University

At Oxford University, Cheah Phaik Yeong conducts research related to the health of populations worldwide

Mary Chen

Founder, Beacon Hospital

The woman making top-quality oncological care more accessible to Malaysians

Dr Premitha Damodaran

Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur

This award-winning ob-gyn helping women with the management of menopause

Professor Dato' Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Infectious diseases expert

The renowned HIV/AIDS expert also prioritises education

Dr Kuldip Kaur

Director, Sungai Buloh Hospital

One of the healthcare leaders who led the fight against Covid-19 in the frontline, Kuldip Kaur of Sungai Buloh Hospital has been a Malaysian pandemic heroine over the last two years

Dr Khor Swee Kheng

Co-founder, Malaysia Health Coalition

For bringing together healthcare professionals for the good of the nation

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew

Founder, Country Heights Holding Berhad

The Malaysian tycoon is expanding the GHHS Healthcare brand to include a TCM Hospital

Kev Lim

Founder and CEO, Qmed Asia

For creating a solution for a common problem faced by patients and healthcare providers every day

Joan Low

Founder and CEO, ThoughtFull

Joan Low founded ThoughtFull to make preventative mental healthcare accessible to all

Professor Emerita Dato’ Seri Dr Mazlan Othman

Director, International Science Council (ISC) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP)

Malaysia’s first astrophysicist who played an instrumental role in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut to space and creating public awareness and understanding of astronomy

Tan Sri Mohd Ariffin Yusuf

Managing Director, Primabumi Group

A dynamic entrepreneur, Tan Sri Mohd Ariffin Yusuf built the Primabumi Group, which maintains leadership in the pharmaceutical business more than four decades later

Joel Neoh

Managing director, CircleDNA

Award-winning serial entrepreneur Joel Neoh now heads a smart payment app

Professor Dr Serena Nik-Zainal

CRUK Advanced Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant (Clinical Genetics), Cancer Research UK

A highly acclaimed scientist, Professor Dr Serena Nik-Zainal is known for having made outstanding contributions to breakthrough efforts in cancer research

Azran Osman-Rani

CEO & Co-founder, Naluri

A dynamic Malaysian business leader, investor and adviser with extensive experience scaling home-grown companies and now leads health start-up Naluri

Florence Tan

Deputy chief technologist, NASA Science Mission Directorate

The electrical engineer is instrumental to the NASA’s space explorations

Professor Dr Teo Soo-Hwang

Chief scientific officer, Cancer Research Malaysia

For developing new ways of predicting and detecting cancer at early stages

Tham SuMing

Director of Strategy and Communications, Hospis Malaysia

Hospis Malaysia GM Tham SuMing is also an advocate leading the change in perception towards palliative care among healthcare professionals, policy makers and the public

Nadiah Wan

Former Group CEO, TMC Life Sciences 

Nadiah Wan is making the world a better place with better healthcare

Prof Dr Rebecca Wong Shin Yee

Head of Preclinical Sciences, SEGi University Faculty of Medicine

Rebecca Wong is among the world’s most cited scientists—a sign of her reputation in the field of physiology

Dr Woo Yin Ling

Founding trustee, Rose Foundation

A gynaecological oncologist determined to see cervical cancer eliminated in her lifetime

Dato' Joey Yap

Founder, Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics

A Malaysian trailblazer who defied the odds and built a globally successful business in Chinese metaphysics, Joey Yap is a master of feng shui and other related Chinese subjects