Mohamed Yaacob

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

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.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Bentara Kanan 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
Monarchs	Ja'afar (1997–1999) Salahuddin (1999–2000)
Preceded by	Adam Kadir
Succeeded by	Michael Chen Wing Sum
Menteri Besar of Kelantan
In office 23 March 1978 – 21 October 1990
Monarchs	Yahya Petra (1978–1979) Ismail Petra (1979–1990)
Preceded by	Mohamed Nasir
Succeeded by	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office 15 January 1976 – 10 March 1978
Monarch	Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Deputy	Mustapha Abdul Jabbar
Preceded by	Hussein Onn (Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations)
Succeeded by	Abdul Manan Othman
Constituency	Tanah Merah
Minister of Energy, Technology and Research
In office 26 August 1974 – 14 January 1976
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (1974–75) Yahya Petra (1975–76)
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Lee San Choon
Succeeded by	Ong Kee Hui
Constituency	Tanah Merah
Minister of Education
In office 3 August 1973 – 24 August 1974
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Constituency	Tanah Merah
Personal details
Born	Mohamed bin Yaacob (1926-01-03)3 January 1926 Tumpat, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	8 September 2009(2009-09-08) (aged 83) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Nik Azizah Nik Ahmad
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

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 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 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.

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1988)^[3]
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (1976)
  • Dato' Bentara Kanan
• Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1982)^[4]
• Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1984)
• Terengganu :
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SMT) (1986)

See also

• 1977 Kelantan Emergency