| Honorific Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Bentara Kanan Haji |
| Honorific Suffix: | PSM SPMK DA PGDK SMT |
| Mohamed Yaacob | |
| Order: | 12th President of the Dewan Negara |
| Term Start: | 10 December 1997 |
| Term End: | 5 December 2000 |
| Predecessor: | Adam Kadir |
| Successor: | Michael Chen Wing Sum |
| Order2: | Menteri Besar of Kelantan |
| Monarch2: | Yahya Petra Ismail Petra |
| Term Start2: | 23 March 1978 |
| Term End2: | 21 October 1990 |
| Predecessor2: | Mohamed Nasir |
| Successor2: | Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat |
| Office3: | Minister of Public Enterprises |
| Term Start3: | 15 January 1976 |
| Term End3: | 10 March 1978 |
| Primeminister3: | Hussein Onn |
| Deputy3: | Mustapha Abdul Jabbar |
| Predecessor3: | Hussein Onn |
| Successor3: | Abdul Manan Othman |
| Monarch3: | Yahya Petra |
| Constituency3: | Tanah Merah |
| Office4: | Minister of Energy, Technology and Research |
| Term Start4: | 26 August 1974 |
| Term End4: | 14 January 1976 |
| Monarch4: | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Primeminister4: | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Predecessor4: | Lee San Choon |
| Successor4: | Ong Kee Hui |
| Constituency4: | Tanah Merah |
| Office5: | Minister of Education |
| Term Start5: | 3 August 1973 |
| Term End5: | 24 August 1974 |
| Monarch5: | Abdul Halim |
| Primeminister5: | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Predecessor5: | Hussein Onn |
| Successor5: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Constituency5: | Tanah Merah |
| Birth Name: | Mohamed bin Yaacob |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Tumpat, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Spouse: | Nik Azizah Nik Ahmad |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Mohamed bin Yaacob (3 January 1926 – 8 September 2009)[1] [2] was a Malaysian politician who served as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan from 1978 to 1990.
Prior to his appointment as Menteri Besar, he worked as a lawyer of the High Court of Malaya and was posted in Johor, Terengganu and Perak states. Later, he won the 1969 elections for the seat of Tanah Merah, which marked his foray into politics by firstly serving as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1970 to 1972, followed by his appointment as Deputy Minister of Finance for six months from January to July 1973.
A cabinet reshuffle followed soon after the death of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, in which he was promoted as a full cabinet minister by holding the portfolio of Minister of Education for a year from August 1973 until the 1974 elections, in which his victory led to his reappointment to another portfolio, whereby he was appointed Minister of Energy, Technology and Research from August 1974 to February 1976 and lastly before his resignation from federal politics in order to be his state's Menteri Besar, he was finally appointed Minister of Public Enterprises from February 1976 until his victory in the 1978 Kelantan state election, which immediately followed his resignation from federal politics, in order to pave way for his appointment as Menteri Besar of Kelantan.