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| The Right Honourable Syed Abdullah Yaakob 阿卜杜拉·亚各布 سيد عبدالله يعقوب | |
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| Yaakob in 2014 | |
| 8nd First Minister of Tanjung | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27th August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jhou Yanling |
| Chairperson of the People's Democratic Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27th December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Min Thaung |
| Governor of Kuala Lumpur | |
| In office 8th June 2004 – 27th December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Pe Tin |
| Succeeded by | Najib Mathair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18th October 1957 (58) Kuala Lumpur, Tanjung
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| Political party |  People's Democratic Party
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| Spouse(s) | Sharifah Yaakob |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of Oxford |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Syed Abdullah Yaakob (阿卜杜拉·亚各布; سيد عبدالله يعقوب) is a Tanjungese politician who serves as the current First Minister of Tanjung as well as the Chairperson of the People's Democratic Party. He previously served as the Governor for Kuala Lumpur from 2004-2012, before succeeding PDR Chairman Muhammad Ratzjik as in 2012 at the party's congress.
Born in a peasant family, Yaakob first got involved in politics at the founding of the PDR in 1986 being elected as a member of the Kula Lumpa municipal government. He served within the PDR dominated Kuala Lumpur government in the late 1990's as Minister of Finance and of Social Services before becoming Governor of Kuala Lumpur in 2004, being re-elected to the post in 2008. Under Yaakob, there was greater investment in infrastructure and education within the Kuala Lumpur. Nyan became popular for pursuing tough-on-crime policies, although critics maintained that he used the police to silence his internal critics. In 2012 PDR leader Muhammed Ratzjik resigned due to ill health with Yaakob elected as his replacement by an overwhelming majority of the PDR's membership. Yaakob stepped down as Governor entering parliament in a 2012 byelection.
In 2014 Yaakob led the PDR-led coalition to a surprising victory over the then-governing Tanjungese National Party going from a third party to a majority in parliament and forming the first PDR government ever, with Yaakobas First Minister. As First Minister Yaakob has primarily focussed on liberalising the economy through privatisation, alleviating poverty, overseeing economic stimulus and implementing his tough on crime policies. Yaakob has also strengthened anti-terrorism legislation, pursued electoral reform and spearheaded a more assertive foreign policy being seen as a China hawk in regards to the South China Sea dispute. Yaakob has been criticised for overseeing corruption and undermining of democratic institutions.