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, making him the longest serving Menteri Besar of the state, and Member of the

Pahang State Legislative Assembly The Pahang State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Seri P ...

(MLA) for Pelangai from August 1986 to November 2022. He is a member and was the State Chairman of

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and Division Chief of

Bentong Bentong, the seat of Bentong District, is a town located in western Pahang, Malaysia, at the border with the state of Selangor in the west and the state of Negeri Sembilan in the south. Government Bentong Municipal Council () is the local au ...

of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation (Abbreviation, abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a Conservatism, conservative, Nationalism, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its ince ...

(UMNO), a component party of the

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(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.

Biography

Born and raised in

, Adnan graduated from secondary school and became a teacher in 1969. He then attended the

University of Malaya The Universiti Malaya (lit 'University of Malaya'; abbreviated UM) is a public university, public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in ...

from 1972 and graduated in 1975. He studied for his

Diploma of Education The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in many Commonwealth countries including Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Overview The diploma can build on th ...

until 1977 before enrolling at the

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is a public university in Malaysia. Headquartered in Gombak, Selangor, IIUM has six other campuses all over Malaysia: two medical-centric campuses and a Centre for Foundation Studies in Gam ...

to study law. Adnan never completed his law studies, having dropped out to join full-time politics. He contested and won the

seat in Pelangai during the 1986 state election. He was elected UMNO division chief in Bentong in 1987. In 1999, Adnan was appointed the Menteri Besar of Pahang, succeeding

Mohd Khalil Yaakob Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob ( Jawi: محمد خليل بن يعقوب; born 29 December 1937) 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 ...

. He was succeeded by Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail as the Menteri Besar in 2018.

Personal life

Adnan is married to Junaini Kassim and the couple have four children.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on 15 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966 ...

(PSM) – Tan Sri (2022) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP

Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1992) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1999) ** MY-PAH Grand Royal Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - SDSA

Grand Royal Knight of the Grand Royal Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SDSA) – Dato' Sri Diraja (2010) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2004)

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* {{Authority control 1950 births Chief ministers of Pahang Living people Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians University of Malaya alumni International Islamic University Malaysia alumni Members of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly Pahang state executive councillors Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia