Datuk Yakub Khan (born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician who had served as the Sabah State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2020 until 2023. He had served as Senator in the Malaysian Parliament from June 2020 until his appointment in Chief Minister Hajiji's cabinet and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karambunai since September 2020. He is a member and the Division Chief of Sepanggar of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[2][3]
Yakub Khan | |
|---|---|
| يعقوب خان | |
| State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah | |
| In office 08 October 2020 – 11 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Assistant | Ruddy Awah |
| Preceded by | Yusof Yacob (State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah) |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif |
| Constituency | Karambunai |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karambunai | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 16 (2020) |
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 22 June 2020 – 08 October 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2020– | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2020 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yakub Khan 24 November 1962[1] Sepanggar, Jesselton, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Salina Mohd Usman |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N16 Karambunai | Yakubah Khan (UMNO) | 5,180 | 42.86% | Ahmad Jais Otong (WARISAN) | 5,164 | 42.72% | 12,087 | 16 | 61.79% | ||
| Marajoh Unding (LDP) | 1,053 | 8.71% | ||||||||||
| Dayangku Ayesha Humaira Ak Othman Shah (PCS) | 315 | 2.61% | ||||||||||
| Nerudin Ludah (GAGASAN) | 285 | 2.36% | ||||||||||
| Ibrahim Linggam (USNO Baru) | 90 | 0.74% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P171 Sepanggar | Yakubah Khan (UMNO) | 19,980 | 28.42% | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 27,022 | 38.44% | 70,304 | 7,042 | 64.87% | ||
| Azis Jamman (WARISAN) | 18,594 | 26.45% | ||||||||||
| Jumardie Lukman (KDM) | 3,977 | 5.66% | ||||||||||
| Yusof Kunchang (PEJUANG) | 731 | 1.04% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2015)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Warta Kerajaan - Sabah - No. 49" (PDF), www.sabah.gov.my, retrieved 25 April 2021
- ^ "Lima angkat sumpah sebagai senator". Berita Harian. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "N.16 KARAMBUNAI". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
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