Adnan Yaakob

Adnan Yaakob
عدنان يعقوب
13th Menteri Besar of Pahang
In office
25 May 1999 – 15 May 2018
MonarchAhmad Shah
DeputyHasan Arifin
(25 May–2 December 1999)
Tan Aminuddin Ishak
(1999–2008)
Preceded byMohd Khalil Yaakob
Succeeded byWan Rosdy Wan Ismail
ConstituencyPelangai
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Pelangai
In office
3 August 1986 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJohari Harun
(BNUMNO)
Majority4,164 (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
1986–2022Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Adnan bin Yaakob

(1950-04-18) 18 April 1950 (age 74)
Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseJunaini Kassim
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
(DipEd)
International Islamic University Malaysia
(dropped out)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

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 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]

  1. ^ 蘇丹及高官見證‧安南宣誓就任彭大臣 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine〉,《星洲日報》,2008年3月12日。

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