Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_204_668 ( id number, "#" number, "menteri besar" text, "took office" text, "left office" text, "party" text )

### Question ###
who was in office previous to abdullah jaafar ?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT "menteri besar" FROM table_204_668 WHERE "took office" < (SELECT "took office" FROM table_204_668 WHERE "menteri besar" = 'abdullah jaafar') ORDER BY "took office" DESC LIMIT 1