Mohd Khalil Yaakob | |
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| محمد خليل يعقوب | |
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| 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca | |
| In office 4 June 2004 – 4 June 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos (1999-2002) Zainuddin Maidin (2002-2004) Donald Lim Siang Chai (2003-2004) |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Rahmat |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir |
| Constituency | Kuantan |
| 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang | |
| In office 14 August 1986 – 22 May 1999 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Najib Razak |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Yaakob |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuantan | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Fauzi Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Fu Ah Kiow |
| Majority | 7,343 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob 29 December 1937 Kuantan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse |
Zurina Kassim
(m. 1965; died 2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya, Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob (Jawi: محمد خليل بن يعقوب; born 29 December 1937)[1] is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from June 2004 to June 2020, 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang from August 1986 to May 1999, Minister of Information in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuantan from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. [2]
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- ^ Menon, Vijayan (24 October 1986). "Same policies, new modes". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2010.