Mohamed Yaacob
Mohamed bin Yaacob (3 January 1926 – 8 September 2009) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan from 1978 to 1990. Prior to his appointment as Menteri Besar, he worked as a lawyer of the High Court of Malaya and was posted in Johor, Terengganu and Perak states. Later, he won the 1969 elections for the seat of Tanah Merah, which marked his foray into politics by firstly serving as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1970 to 1972, followed by his appointment as Deputy Minister of Finance for six months from January to July 1973. A cabinet reshuffle followed soon after the death of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, in which he was promoted as a full cabinet minister by holding the portfolio of Minister of Education for a year from August 1973 until the 1974 elections, in which his victory led to his reappointment to another portfolio, whereby he was appointed as Minister of Energy, Technology and Research from August 1974 to February 1976 and lastly before his resignation from federal politics in order to be his state's Menteri Besar, he was finally appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises from February 1976 until his victory in the 1978 Kelantan state election, which immediately followed his resignation from federal politics, in order to pave way for his appointment as Menteri Besar of Kelantan. Honours
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 Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1988)
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 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (1976)
 Dato' Bentara Kanan
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  Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1982)
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 Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1984)
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  Companion of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SMT) (1986)

See also
 1977 Kelantan Emergency

References 

Chief Ministers of Kelantan
1926 births
2009 deaths
People from Kelantan
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Members of the Dewan Negara
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan state executive councillors
Government ministers of Malaysia
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Presidents of the Dewan Negara
20th-century Malaysian judges
Members of Lincoln's Inn
Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Education ministers of Malaysia
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu