Nor Mohamed Yakcop
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Tan Sri Nor Mohamed bin Yakcop (Jawi: نور محمد بن يعقوب; born 24 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of Economic Planning Unit from 2009 to 2013. He had previously served as Minister of Finance II from 2004 to 2009.[1] He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Advisory Council.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yakcop is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nor Mohamed. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Nor Mohamed Yakcop | |
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نور محمد يعقوب | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Economic Planning Unit | |
In office 10 April 2009 – 5 May 2013 | |
Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy | Ahmad Maslan |
Preceded by | Amirsham Abdul Aziz |
Succeeded by | Abdul Wahid Omar |
Minister of Finance II | |
In office 27 March 2004 – 9 April 2009 | |
Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy | Ng Yen Yen (2004–2008) Tengku Putera Tengku Awang (2004–2006) Awang Adek Hussin (2006–2008) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2008–2009) Kong Cho Ha (2008–2009) |
Preceded by | Jamaluddin Jarjis |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
Constituency | Senator Tasek Gelugor |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tasek Gelugor | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Mohd Shariff Omar (UMNO—BN) |
Succeeded by | Shabudin Yahaya (UMNO—BN) |
Majority | 4,547 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Nor Mohamed bin Yakcop (1947-08-24) 24 August 1947 (age 76) Penang, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Spouse | Fawziah Begum Abu Bakar |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Malaya Catholic University of Leuven |
Occupation | Economist |
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