Yaacob Abdul Latiff

Tan Sri Yaacob bin Abdul Latiff (born 1 February 1918,[1][2] – date of death unknown[3]) was the second Mayor of Kuala Lumpur,[4] Malaysia since it was officially conferred the status of the city on 1 February 1972. He served for a period of 10 years. On 1 February 1983, he was succeeded by Elyas Omar.

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Yaacob Abdul Latiff
2nd Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
In office
16 May 1972  1 February 1983
Preceded byLokman Yusof
Succeeded byElyas Omar
Personal details
Born(1918-02-01)1 February 1918
Klang, Malaysia

His son, Ibrahim Yaakob is the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidates for Setiawangsa's parliamentary constituency during the 2008 General Elections in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory. He lost to the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Zulhasnan Rafique in the elections.

Honours

Honour of Malaysia

Places named in honour of him

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References

Preceded by
Lokman Yusof
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
1972 – 1983
Succeeded by
Elyas Omar


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