Yakubah Khan

Datuk Yakub Khan (born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the Minister of State of Sabah for Science, Technology and Innovation. He has served as Senator in the Malaysian Parliament since May 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karambunai since September 2020. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition both in federal and state levels.[2][3]

Yakub Khan
يعقوب خان
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2020–2023Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Yakub Khan

(1961-11-24) 24 November 1961[1]
Sepanggar, Jesselton, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseSalina Mohd Usman
OccupationPolitician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[4][5]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2020 N16 Karambunai, P171 Sepanggar Yakubah Khan (UMNO) 5,180 42.86% Ahmad Jais Otong (WARISAN) 5,164 42.72% 12,087 16 61.79%
Marajoh Unding (LDP) 1,053 8.71%
Dayangku Ayesha Humaira Ak Othman Shah (PCS) 315 2.61%
Nerudin Ludah (GAGASAN) 285 2.36%
Ibrahim Linggam (USNO Baru) 90 0.74%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P171 Sepanggar, Sabah Yakubah Khan (UMNO) 19,980 28.42% Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) 27,022 38.44% 70,304 7,042 64.87%
Azis Jamman (WARISAN) 18,594 26.45%
Jumardie Lukman (KDM) 3,977 5.66%
Yusof Kunchang (PEJUANG) 731 1.04%

Honours

References

  1. "Warta Kerajaan - Sabah - No. 49" (PDF), www.sabah.gov.my, retrieved 25 April 2021
  2. "Lima angkat sumpah sebagai senator". Berita Harian. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. "N.16 KARAMBUNAI". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).


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