Yakubah Khan

Yakub Khan
يعقوب خان
State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah
In office
08 October 2020 – 11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantRuddy Awah
Preceded byYusof Yacob
(State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah)
Succeeded byMohd Arifin Mohd Arif
ConstituencyKarambunai
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Karambunai
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Preceded byAzhar Matussin (WARISAN)
Majority16 (2020)
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
22 June 2020 – 08 October 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Yakub Khan

(1962-11-24) 24 November 1962 (age 61)[1]
Sepanggar, Jesselton, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseSalina Mohd Usman
OccupationPolitician

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]

  1. ^ "Warta Kerajaan - Sabah - No. 49" (PDF), www.sabah.gov.my, retrieved 25 April 2021
  2. ^ "Lima angkat sumpah sebagai senator". Berita Harian. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.