Mohamed Yaacob

Mohamed bin Yaacob (3 January 1926 – 8 September 2009)[1][2] was a Malaysian politician who served as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan from 1978 to 1990.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yaacob is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamed. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Haji
Mohamed Yaacob
PSM SPMK DA PGDK SMT
12th President of the Dewan Negara
In office
10 December 1997 – 5 December 2000
MonarchsJa'afar
(1997–1999)
Salahuddin
(1999–2000)
Preceded byAdam Kadir
Succeeded byMichael Chen Wing Sum
Menteri Besar of Kelantan
In office
23 March 1978 – 21 October 1990
MonarchsYahya Petra
(1978–1979)
Ismail Petra
(1979–1990)
Preceded byMohamed Nasir
Succeeded byNik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office
15 January 1976 – 10 March 1978
MonarchYahya Petra
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
DeputyMustapha Abdul Jabbar
Preceded byHussein Onn
(Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations)
Succeeded byAbdul Manan Othman
ConstituencyTanah Merah
Minister of Energy, Technology and Research
In office
26 August 1974 – 14 January 1976
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(1974–75)
Yahya Petra
(1975–76)
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byLee San Choon
Succeeded byOng Kee Hui
ConstituencyTanah Merah
Minister of Education
In office
3 August 1973 – 24 August 1974
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byHussein Onn
Succeeded byMahathir Mohamad
ConstituencyTanah Merah
Personal details
Born
Mohamed bin Yaacob

(1926-01-03)3 January 1926
Tumpat, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died8 September 2009(2009-09-08) (aged 83)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseNik Azizah Nik Ahmad
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Prior to his appointment as Menteri Besar, he worked as a lawyer of the High Court of Malaya and was posted in Johor, Terengganu and Perak states. Later, he won the 1969 elections for the seat of Tanah Merah, which marked his foray into politics by firstly serving as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1970 to 1972, followed by his appointment as Deputy Minister of Finance for six months from January to July 1973.

A cabinet reshuffle followed soon after the death of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, in which he was promoted as a full cabinet minister by holding the portfolio of Minister of Education for a year from August 1973 until the 1974 elections, in which his victory led to his reappointment to another portfolio, whereby he was appointed as Minister of Energy, Technology and Research from August 1974 to February 1976 and lastly before his resignation from federal politics in order to be his state's Menteri Besar, he was finally appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises from February 1976 until his victory in the 1978 Kelantan state election, which immediately followed his resignation from federal politics, in order to pave way for his appointment as Menteri Besar of Kelantan.

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References
  1. "Tan Sri Mohamed Yaacob meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 9 September 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohamed Ya'acob. arkib.gov.my
  3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1988" (PDF).
  4. "砂州元首耶谷昨华诞 四百余有功人士获赐各级勳衔" [Over 400 meritorious individuals were awarded honors at various levels on the birthday of Sarawak’s Yang Di-Pertua, Yakub yesterday]. 星洲日报. 8 July 1982. p. 11.
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