Mohd Khalil Yaakob

Do Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob ( Jawi :محمد خليل بن يعقوب; born December 29, 1937 in Kuantan , Pahang , Malaysia ) has been the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governor) of the Malaysian state of Malacca since June 4, 2004 . He is a politician for the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in Pahang.

Life

Khalil graduated from Malay College Kuala Kangsar and graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts . He became a professional diplomat and has been to Italy , Morocco , Singapore and Indonesia . He is married to Toh Puan Datuk Seri Utama Hajah Zurina Binti Kassim.

Political career

Khalil is a member of the United Malays National Organization and served on the party's executive board in 1984. In 1999 he became general secretary of the party.

In the 1978 general election, he was elected to the Parliament of Pahang . In 1982 he won a seat in Parliament in Maran and became Deputy Minister of Education. In 1984 he was appointed head of the Prime Minster Department in the cabinet.

Khalil won the Bukit Tajau in the 1986 election and became Menteri Besar of Pahang. He held this office for three terms until 1999. In the 1999 general election, he was elected for Kuantan in the Parliament of Malaysia. He was then elected Minister of Information. In 2004 he did not stand for re-election.

In April 2001, Fauzi Abdul Rahman , MP for Pahang, filed a complaint against Mohd Khalil for allegedly embezzling money as Menteri Besar from Pahang.

governor

On June 4, 2004, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin appointed him Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca .

During his tenure, was Malacca on July 7, 2008 UNESCO - World Heritage appointed.

Titles and awards

He received the following awards:

The Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob Mosque in Tanjung Minyak is named after him.

title

It bears the title of "Tun Datuk Seri Utama". This is a combination of the Malaysian title "Tun" (SMN) and his Malakka title "Datuk Seri Utama" (DUNM)

Similar combinations of the title “Do” (SMN) and your local title are also used in the other states of Malaysia. This is the name of the ruler of Sabah Tun Datuk Seri Panglima .

Honors from Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Grand Commander des Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN), entitled Tun (2004)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM), titled Tan Sri (1989)
  • Companion des Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1979)
•  Malacca As the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri from Malacca he has been since June 4, 2004:
  • Grand Master and Grand Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca (DUNM) with the title Datuk Seri Utama
  • Grand Master of the Exalted Order of Malacca
•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan also called "Star of Ismail" (SJMK) with the title Dato '
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) entitled Dato 'Sri
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) entitled Dato 'Sri
  • Knight Companion des Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) titled Dato '
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SMP)
•  Terengganu :
  • Supreme class of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (SUMZ) with the title Dato 'Seri Utama
•  Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) with the title Datuk Seri Panglima
•  Sarawak :
  • Knight Grand Commander (Datuk Patinggi) of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP) entitled Datuk Patinggi

Foreign honors

•  Germany : Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

On September 29, 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (PhD) in leadership from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT).

Web links

• Office of the Governor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Sixth Speaker of Malacca ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Vijayan Menon: Same policies, new modes . In: New Straits Times , October 24, 1986. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
3. ^ TYT Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil B Yaakob , Melaka State Government. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
4. ^ New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved March 3, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen / Dewan Undangan Negeri ( Malay ) Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on September 6, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
6. ↑ Kar Yen Leong: Power abuse: Don't turn a blind eye, Rais tells Umno . In: Malaysiakini , April 2, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
7. ↑ KHALIL YAAKOB APPOINTED SIXTH MELAKA GOVERNOR Bernama (mirrored in findarticles.com). May 27, 2004
8. ↑ RSN Murali: Mohd Khalil wows crowd by acting as MGR . In: The Star , August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. 
9. ^ List of Malay rulers with orders details
10. ↑ Official Website of the Governor of Malacca, tytmelaka.gov.my ( memento dated)
11. ↑ Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2004 .
12. ↑ ^{a b} Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat .

predecessor	Office	successor
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin	Yang di-Pertua Negeri from Malacca since 2004	-