Early Life
Dr. Ng is a Kelantan native who was born in Kampung Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu. As a teenager, she had to give tuition to finance her Form Six education at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.
Her father, who was old-fashioned, wanted to marry her off when she was 17 years old. Fortunately her mother stepped in and made sure Dr. Ng completed her education to whatever level she aspired.
Dr. Ng obtained a scholarship from the State Government of Kelantan and then graduated from Universiti Malaya in 1972 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). She was also awarded a Diploma of Reproductive Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University, USA.
She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Josai International University (ranked 252nd in Japan ) on 4 September 2012 for her "significant contributions in tourism industry development, nation building and forging of closer relations and cooperation between the university and Malaysia".
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