Yaacob Latiff
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Tan Sri Yaacob Latif was the second Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, 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 Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar
Elyas Omar
Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar was the third Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Elyas was the President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia to record its success is helping the country win the Thomas Cup in 1992 and in football led Kuala Lumpur FA Malaysia Cup champion three times in a row from...

.

His son, Ibrahim Yaakob is the Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
The People's Justice Party , often known simply as KeADILan) is a centrist political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party...

 (PKR) candidates for Setiawangsa
Setiawangsa
Setiawangsa is an eastern suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located less than 4 kilometres from the city centre. It is a much sought-after residential address in the Klang Valley...

's parliamentary constituency during the 2008 General Elections
Malaysian general election, 2008
The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

 in Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory. He lost to the Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 (BN) candidate Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique
Zulhasnan Rafique
Dato' Sri Zulhasnan Rafique is a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories. He is also the Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa in Kuala Lumpur and a supreme council member in the United Malay National Organisation, the main component party in the ruling...

 in the elections.

Places named in honor of him

  • SMK Yaacob Latiff
    SMK Yaacob Latiff
    Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Yaacob Latiff or SMK Yaacob Latiff ', is a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This school is located at Lorong Peel off Jalan Peel at Taman Maluri.-History:...

    , Taman Maluri, Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

  • Jalan Yaacob Latiff, (formerly Jalan Tenteram), Bandar Tun Razak
    Bandar Tun Razak
    Bandar Tun Razak is a township as well as parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak....

    , Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

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