Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2021 to 2022
Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob (Jawi: اسماعيل صبري بن يعقوب; born 18 January 1960) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia from 21 August 2021 to 24 November 2022.[1] He was the 13th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2021 to August 2021. He also was the Minister of Defence from March 2020 to August 2021. He has been a member of the Parliament of Malaysia since March 2004.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob | |
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اسماعيل صبري يعقوب | |
9th Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In office 21 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Deputy | Vacant |
Preceded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
13th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In office 7 July 2021 – 16 August 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Mohamad Sabu |
Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
Senior Minister for Security | |
In office 10 March 2020 – 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
15th Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 12 March 2019 – 24 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
Minister of Rural and Regional Development | |
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Shafie Apdal |
Succeeded by | Rina Harun (Rural Development) |
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry | |
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Noh Omar |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism | |
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Shahrir Samad (Domestic Trade, Consumerism) Noh Omar (Cooperatives) |
Succeeded by | Hasan Malek |
Minister of Youth and Sports | |
In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Preceded by | Azalina Othman |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bera | |
Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 2,311 (2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob 18 January 1960 Temerloh, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (1987–present) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (1987–present) Muafakat Nasional (2019–present) Perikatan Nasional (2020–present) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Malaya (LLB) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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References
change- ↑ "Ismail Sabri appointed 9th prime minister". Malaysiakini. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.