Yakubah Khan
Datuk Yakub Khan (born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the Minister of State of Sabah for Science, Technology and Innovation. He has served as Senator in the Malaysian Parliament since May 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karambunai since September 2020. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition both in federal and state levels.[2][3]
Yakub Khan | |
|---|---|
يعقوب خان | |
| Sabah State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Assistant Minister | Ruddy Awah |
| Preceded by | Dr. Yusof Yacob (as Minister of Education and Innovation) |
| Constituency | Karambunai |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah of Pahang |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karambunai | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 16 (2020) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yakub Khan 24 November 1961[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) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N16 Karambunai, P171 Sepanggar | 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% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2015)
References
- https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002420.pdf
- "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.
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