Yakub Khan (born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician who had served as the Sabah State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2020 until 2023. He had served as Senator in the Malaysian Parliament from June 2020 until his appointment in Chief Minister Hajiji's cabinet and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karambunai since September 2020. He is a member and the Division Chief of Sepanggar of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Election results + Sabah State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2020N16 KarambunaiYakubah Khan (UMNO)5,180 42.86%Ahmad Jais Otong (WARISAN)5,16442.72%12,087 16 61.79%Marajoh Unding (LDP)1,0538.71% Dayangku Ayesha Humaira Ak Othman Shah (PCS)3152.61% Nerudin Ludah (GAGASAN)2852.36% Ibrahim Linggam (USNO Baru)900.74%2025Yakubah Khan (UMNO)%Aliakbar Gulasan (PAS)%Arshad Idris (GAGASAN)%Mentoh Aru (WARISAN)%Stephen Teo (STAR)%Adis Jalie (IMPIAN)%Mohd Yunus Ibrahim (PBK)%
+ Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2022P171 SepanggarYakubah Khan (UMNO) 19,980 28.42% (PKR) 27,022 38.44% 70,304 7,042 64.87% Azis Jamman (WARISAN) 18,594 26.45% Jumardie Lukman (KDM) 3,977 5.66% Yusof Kunchang (PEJUANG) 731 1.04%
Honours
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2015)
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