Abdullah Ya'kub

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ya'kub is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdullah.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Haji
Abdullah Ya'kub
DJMK
عبدﷲ يعقوب‎
Speaker of the
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
In office
13 June 2013 – 5 September 2023
MonarchMuhammad V
Menteri BesarAhmad Yakob
DeputyAbdul Latiff Abdul Rahman
(2013–2018)
Abdul Fattah Mahmood
(2018–2023)
Preceded byMohd Nassuruddin Daud
Succeeded byMohd Amar Abdullah
Exco roles (Kelantan)
1997–1999Chairman of the Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports
1999–2004Chairman of the Public Works and Public Amenities
2010–2013Deputy Chairman of the Local Government, Tourism and Culture
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
1995–2004Malaysian Islamic Party
2008–2013Malaysian Islamic Party
Personal details
Born
Abdullah bin Ya'kub

Kelantan, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)
OccupationPolitician

Abdullah bin Ya'kub is a Malaysian politician who served as Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to September 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

Election results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N36 Air Lanas Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 4,540 52.36% Mustafa Musa (UMNO) 4,131 47.64% 8,884 409 79.42%
1999 Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 5,634 55.58% Zianon Abdin Ali (UMNO) 4,502 44.42% 10,401 1,132 79.59%
2004 N37 Air Lanas Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 4,319 45.77% Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 5,118 54.23% 9,522 799 83.92%
2008 Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 5,690 53.76% Azmi Setapa (UMNO) 4,895 46.24% 10,759 795 85.34%
2013 Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 6,558 49.82% Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 6,605 50.18% 13,365 47 89.10%
2018 Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS) 6,884 46.72% Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 7,243 49.16% 15,030 359 84.86%
Aminuddin Yaacob (BERSATU) 608 4.12%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "644 terima pingat sempena keputeraan Sultan Kelantan" [644 received medal on Sultan Kelantan Birthday]. Malaysiakini.



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