Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, one name stands out among all Malaysians, with his humble appearance on the live conference to update the daily updates of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, I believe that this name is known by all Malaysians, Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, the Health Director-General.

  
Photo source: CGTN

Not only that he is known in our nation, but his name has also been made public internationally after the China Global Television Network (CGTN) named his as one of the world's top doctors, along with other two names, which are Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S.' infectious disease expert, and New Zealand's director-general of health, Ashley Bloomfield.

As cited by the CGTN, "Every time I see health director-general, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, I feel reassured. The man has been a tower of strength for many Malaysians," journalist A. Kathirasen wrote in a glowing commentary in Free Malaysia Today, calling him a "trusted face" and "a bulwark against confusion."

    
Photo source: The Star

Dr. Noor's background was mentioned in the report, saying that he has been the health director-general of Malaysia since 2013. Other than the fact that these three mentioned names are experts in the medical field, they, too have emerged as the face of their country's response to COVID-19.

Malaysians are truly lucky to have Dr. Noor, with his low profile image and confidence tone while dealing with the COVID-19 situation, reporting the daily updates of COVID-19, answering the doubts of media calmly, and detailing everything in front of the camera. All these are to make sure that all Malaysians understand the situation in Malaysia clearly.

With his wisdom and responsiveness, while handling the COVID-19 pandemic, he has garnered lots of positive responses and compliments by Malaysians, who became his fans!

The Minister of Health Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr. Adham bin Baba, too congratulated Dr. Noor Hisham on Facebook, captioning:

"It is an honor to the country's medical field, when Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah, the Director-General of Health, has been recognized by CGTN as one of the world's top 3 doctors in dealing with COVID-19.

Me, as the Minister of Health, and all people in the MoH are proud of his achievement."

We are all proud of you, Dr. Noor Hisham!