Ismail Yaacob
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Ismail Yaacob was a Manek Urai state assemblyman.
Ismail, who was deputy head of the Kuala Krai
PAS division, won the Manek Urai seat in 1985 and had been the elected representative there for five terms. In 2004, he did not contest the seat but did so in 2008, defeating Mohamed Zulkepli Omar of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 1,352 votes. He was one of the longest-serving PAS elected representatives in Kelantan.
On May 21, 2009, Ismail died at 5:55 AM at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital where he had been admitted since April for diabetes, heart ailments and gout
. He left behind his wife, Siti Zaharah Ibrahim, and 10 children.
Ismail, who was deputy head of the Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai is a territory and town in the interior of the State of Kelantan in the north-east of Malaysia.-Kuala Krai territory:...
PAS division, won the Manek Urai seat in 1985 and had been the elected representative there for five terms. In 2004, he did not contest the seat but did so in 2008, defeating Mohamed Zulkepli Omar of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 1,352 votes. He was one of the longest-serving PAS elected representatives in Kelantan.
On May 21, 2009, Ismail died at 5:55 AM at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital where he had been admitted since April for diabetes, heart ailments and gout
Gout
Gout is a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis—a red, tender, hot, swollen joint. The metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is the most commonly affected . However, it may also present as tophi, kidney stones, or urate...
. He left behind his wife, Siti Zaharah Ibrahim, and 10 children.