Adnan Yaakob

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yaakob is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Adnan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Adnan Yaakob (Jawi: عدنان بن حاج يعقوب; born 18 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Pahang from May 1999 to May 2018, making him the longest serving Menteri Besar of the state, and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai from August 1986 to November 2022. He is a member and was the State Chairman of Pahang and Division Chief of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is the longest-serving Menteri Besar of Pahang and Pelangai MLA, serving in both positions for 19 years and 36 years respectively.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Diraja Haji Adnan Yaakob PSM SDSA SSAP DGSM DSAP
عدنان يعقوب‎
13th Menteri Besar of Pahang
In office 25 May 1999 – 15 May 2018
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Deputy	Hasan Arifin (25 May–2 December 1999) Tan Aminuddin Ishak (1999–2008)
Preceded by	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Succeeded by	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Constituency	Pelangai
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Pelangai
In office 3 August 1986 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Johari Harun (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,164 (1986) 3,316 (1990) 4,342 (1995) 2,119 (1999) 3,671 (2004) 2,970 (2008) 2,475 (2013) 2,312 (2018)
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
1986–2022	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Adnan bin Yaakob (1950-04-18) 18 April 1950 (age 75) Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Junaini Kassim
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Malaya (DipEd) International Islamic University Malaysia (dropped out)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher

Biography

Born and raised in Bentong, Pahang, Adnan graduated from secondary school and became a teacher in 1969. He then attended the University of Malaya from 1972 and graduated in 1975. He studied for his Diploma of Education until 1977 before enrolling at the International Islamic University Malaysia to study law.

Adnan never completed his law studies, having dropped out to join full-time politics.^[2] He contested and won the Pahang State Legislative Assembly seat in Pelangai during the 1986 state election. He was elected UMNO division chief in Bentong in 1987.

In 1999, Adnan was appointed the Menteri Besar of Pahang, succeeding Mohd Khalil Yaakob.^[3] He was succeeded by Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail as the Menteri Besar in 2018.

Personal life

Adnan is married to Junaini Kassim and the couple have four children.

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N27 Pelangai		Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	5,955	72.08%		Lee Hon (DAP)	1,791	21.67%	8,506	4,164	74.42%
							Mat Shun Sidek (PAS)	516	6.25%
1990			Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	6,231	68.13%		Shamsuddin @ Daman Huri Moner (S46)	2,915	31.87%	9,517	3,316	73.37%
1995	N31 Pelangai		Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	5,484	82.76%		Mohamed Buyong (S46)	1,142	17.24%	6,861	4,342	71.74%
1999			Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	4,529	65.27%		Abdul Wahid Ahmad Suhaime (keADILan)	2,410	34.73%	7,110	2,119	72.85%
2004	N36 Pelangai		Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	5,521	74.90%		Mohamed Mat Ali (PAS)	1,850	25.10%	7,580	3,671	75.70%
2008			Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	5,406	68.94%		Hamdan Ahmad (PAS)	2,436	31.06%	8,010	2,970	77.09%
2013			Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	6,245	62.36%		Abdul Hamid Bahatim (PAS)	3,770	37.64%	10,242	2,475	85.30%
2018			Adnan Yaakob (UMNO)	5,410	52.40%		Nor Haizan Abu Hassan (AMANAH)	3,098	30.00%	10,542	2,312	82.50%
							Zaharim Osman (PAS)	1,817	17.60%

Honours

• Malaysia:
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2022)
• Pahang:
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1992)^[12]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1999)^[12]
  • Grand Royal Knight of the Grand Royal Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SDSA) – Dato' Sri Diraja (2010)^[12][13]
• Malacca:
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2004)^[12]