Yaakob bin Sapari is a Malaysian politician and member of the People's Justice Party (PKR). He served as a member of the Dewan Negara representing Selangor from December 2018 to December 2021. He had previously represented Kota Anggerik in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for two terms, from 2008 to 2018, and was a member of the Selangor State Executive Council from 2008 to 2013.
Political career Yaakob first contested a seat in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly in 1999, standing for Parti Keadilan Nasional in Puchong. He contested Seri Serdang for PKR in 2004, but lost both elections. In the 2008 election, he won Kota Anggerik with 15,738 votes and a majority of 2,200. He retained the seat in 2013, receiving 26,261 votes and a majority of 4,503.
Following the 2008 election, Yaakob was sworn in as one of ten members of the Selangor State Executive Council on 24 March. His responsibilities covered agriculture modernisation, natural resources and entrepreneurial development. He left the council in May 2013, when a new executive council was sworn in, but continued to represent Kota Anggerik in the state assembly. During the 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis, his name was included among the candidates for Menteri Besar submitted to the Selangor palace by the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
PKR did not nominate Yaakob for a third term in Kota Anggerik in the 2018 election. He publicly accepted the decision and said that he would support the party's replacement candidate. Later that year, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly elected him to the Dewan Negara for a three-year term running from 5 December 2018 to 4 December 2021.
In January 2019, while also serving as head of PKR's Shah Alam branch, Yaakob was appointed to the governing committee of the National Farmers' Organisation (NAFAS). During the 2023 Selangor state election, he served as Selangor PKR's election director.
Election results + Selangor State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1999N29 PuchongYaakob Sapari (KeADILan) 12,890 41.92% Mohamad Satim Diman (UMNO) 17,861 58.08% 32,173 4,971 74.67%2004N29 Seri Serdang Yaakob Sapari (PKR) 7,378 28.88%Mohamad Satim Diman (UMNO) 17,923 70.16% 26,014 10,545 65.55%Mazli Mansor (IND) 246 0.96%2008N40 Kota Anggerik Yaakob Sapari (PKR)15,73853.76% (UMNO)13,53846.24%29,8302,20077.60%2013Yaakob Sapari (PKR)26,26154.53% Mohd Yusof Din (UMNO)21,57845.18%48,738 4,50388.69%Eriq Faisal Rusli (IND)1360.28%
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