Mohd Taufik 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, Mohd Taufik. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd Taufik bin Yaacob is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bayu since August 2023.^[1][2] He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and former Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. At the grassroots level, he is the Head of Bersatu Baling Division.^[3]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Mohd Taufik Yaacob MLA
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bayu
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Abd Nasir Idris (GS–PAS)
Majority	17,582 (2023)
Member of the Supreme Leadership Council of Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 August 2020
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
State Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2020
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
State Chairman	Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah
Personal details
Born	Mohd Taufik bin Yaacob
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–present)

Career

He was appointed as a Member of the RISDA on 15 May 2020 and is the Chairman of PERGETAH Baling.^[4] He also has a business called Bayu Rimba Enterprise.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P016 Baling		Mohd Taufik Yaacob (BERSATU)	14,472	15.99%		Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (UMNO)	38,557	42.60%	92,128	1,074	85.93%
							Hassan Saad (PAS)	37,483	41.41%

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N30 Bayu		Mohd Taufik Yaacob (BERSATU)	27,287	73.76%		Ishak Mat (UMNO)	9,705	26.24%	37,259	17,582	78.25%