Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub

Ahmad Jazlan bin Yaakub (Jawi أحمد جزلان يعقوب; is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Machang from May 2013 to November 2022. He served as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) from April 2020 to his resignation in January 2021 and Chairman of the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) from February 2015 to October 2015. He is a member, State Chairman of Kelantan and Division Chairman of Machang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition which is aligned with another ruling PN coalition. However, on 9 January 2021, he personally and publicly announced his withdrawal of support and he was no longer aligned with PN as an MP although his coalition is, resulting in a hung parliament as the PN coalition led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin lost the majority support by commanding the support of only half (110 out) of 220 MPs (at least 111) in the Dewan Rakyat, Parliament. His withdrawal of support was the second one from his coalition after the withdrawal of support of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Gua Musang MP).

2020 – 2021 chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

2018 – is currently the Senior Assistant Commissioner of the Malaysian Prison Department

2018 – now chairman, UMNO Kelantan Liaison Committees

2018 – now UMNO Malaysian High Supreme Council (MKT)

2017–present Assistant Commissioner of the Volunteer Department of Malaysia (RELA)

2017 – 2018 Mentor (Deputy Minister) of Universities Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)

2017 – 2018 Mentor (Deputy Minister) of Sultan Idris Educational University (UPSI)

2016 – currently Assistant Commissioner of the Malaysian Defense Forces (APM)

2016 – currently the Chairman of the Machang Parliament Rural Development Council

2015 – 2018 Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKLW)

2015 Chairman, National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN)

2014 – 2018 Deputy chairman, Kelantan UMNO Liaison Committees

2013 – 2016 chairman, Kelantan State Sports Council (MSN)

2008 – currently the Chairman of Machang Parliament's Agricultural Development Council

2008 – now the Division Chief, UMNO Machang Division

Ahmad Jazlan had been contesting in the 2008 Malaysian General Elections for Kemuning state assembly state. However, he was defeated. In the 2013 Malaysian General Elections, he was elected to the Machang parliamentary seat and won. Ahmad Jazlan maintains victory in the same Parliament in the 2018 Malaysian General Elections.

2004 – 2008 Acting Head of Division, UMNO Machang Division

2004 – 2004 Deputy Division Head, UMNO Machang Division

1998 – 2001 Deputy Youth Chief of State, Kelantan UMNO Liaison

1997 – 1998 State Youth Secretary of State, Kelantan UMNO Liaison

1996 – 2001 Chairman of Machang District Sports Council

1996 – 2001 MAYC Youth Council chairman Machang District

He became involved in the political landscape of Malaysia as early as age 25 to join the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and started getting belief in the age of 31 years at the Machang. Among the positions that have been held since 1995 to date are ː

1995 – 2001 Division Youth Chief, UMNO Machang Division

His family moved to Machang after following his father, who served as a teacher at the time, and decided to stay in Machang after his retirement. After his retirement, his father started a business involved in the sale of Kelantan big cars, developer, plantation and real estate lease to locals in Machang, Bachok and Kota Bharu as early as the 1980s.

Ahmad Jazlan was born on 30 August 1964 in Jelawat, Bachok, Kelantan. The son of the late Haji Yaakub bin Muhamad and the late Hajah Fatimah bint Jusoh and the third of 21 siblings, he was the eldest son in a large family.