List of Menteris Besar of Pahang

Menteri Besar of Pahang
Incumbent Adnan Yaakob since 20 May 1999
Government of Pahang
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Member of	Pahang State Executive Council
Reports to	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Residence	Jalan Telok Sisek, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang
Seat	Wisma Sri Pahang, 25502 Kuantan, Pahang
Appointer	Ahmad Shah Sultan of Pahang
Term length	While commanding the confidence of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly With State Elections held no more than five years apart
Inaugural holder	Mahmud Mat
Formation	1 February 1948
Website	www.pahang.gov.my/yab-menteri-besar-pahang

The Menteri Besar of Pahang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Pahang. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.

The 13th and current Menteri Besar of Pahang is Adnan Yaakob, who took office on 20 May 1999.

Appointment

According to the state constitution, the Sultan of Pahang shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly, must be an ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and must not a Malaysian citizen by naturalization or by registration. The Sultan on the Menteri Besar's advice shall appoint not more than ten nor less than four members from among the members of the Legislative Assembly.

The member of the Executive Council must take and subscribe in the presence of the Sultan the oath of office and allegiance as well as the oath of secrecy before they can exercise the functions of office. The Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall not hold any office of profit and engage in any trade, business or profession that will cause conflict of interest.

If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, or the Legislative Assembly passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Menteri Besar is bound by convention to resign immediately. The Sultan's choice of replacement Menteri Besar will be dictated by the circumstances. A member of the Executive Council other than the Menteri Besar shall hold office during the pleasure of the Sultan, unless the appointment of any member of the Executive Council shall have been revoked by the Sultan on the advice of the Menteri Besar but may at any time resign his office.

Following a resignation in other circumstances, defeated in an election or the death of the Menteri Besar, the Sultan will generally appoint as Menteri Besar the person voted by the governing party as their new leader.

Powers

The power of the Menteri Besar is subject to a number of limitations. Menteri Besar removed as leader of his or her party, or whose government loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly, must advise a state election or resign the office or be dismissed by the Sultan. The defeat of a supply bill (one that concerns the spending of money) or unable to pass important policy-related legislation is seen to require the resignation of the government or dissolution of Legislative Assembly, much like a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply.

The Menteri Besar's party will normally have a majority in the Legislative Assembly and party discipline is exceptionally strong in Pahang politics, so passage of the government's legislation through the Legislative Assembly is mostly a formality.

Caretaker Menteri Besar

The legislative assembly unless sooner dissolved by the Sultan with His Majesty's own discretion on the advice of the Menteri Besar shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting. The state constitution permits a delay of 60 days of general election to be held from the date of dissolution and the legislative assembly shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than 120 days from the date of dissolution. Conventionally, between the dissolution of one legislative assembly and the convening of the next, the Menteri Besar and the executive council remain in office in a caretaker capacity.

List of Menteris Besar of Pahang

The following is the list of Menteris Besar of Pahang since 1948:^[1][2]

Colour key (for political parties)
Alliance Party   Barisan Nasional

№	Menteri Besar			Term of Office			Electoral mandates (Assembly)
	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party[lower-alpha 1]	Took office	Left office	Days
1		Mahmud Mat (b. unknown–d. unknown)	UMNO	1 February 1948	1 February 1951	1096	–
2		Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad (1901–1957)	UMNO	1 February 1951	1 February 1955	1461	–
(2)			Alliance (UMNO)
3		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922−1976)	Alliance (UMNO)	1 February 1955	15 June 1955	134	–
(2)		Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad (1901–1957)	Alliance (UMNO)	15 June 1955	8 January 1957	573	–
4		Raja Abdullah Tok Muda Ibrahim (b. unknown–d. unknown)	Alliance (UMNO)	9 January 1957	18 July 1959	920	–
5		Wan Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdullah (b. unknown–d. unknown) MLA for Chenor, 1959–1964	Alliance (UMNO)	18 July 1959	5 May 1964	1753	1959 (1st)
6		Yahya Mohd Seth (b. unknown–d. unknown) MLA for Sanggang, 1959–1974	Alliance (UMNO)	5 May 1964	1 September 1972	3041	1964 (2nd) 1969 (3rd)
7		Abdul Aziz Ahmad (b. unknown–d. unknown) MLA for Beserah, 1959–1974	Alliance (UMNO)	1 September 1972	18 July 1974	685	– (3rd)
(7)			BN (UMNO)
8		Muhammad Jusoh (1912–1985) MLA for Kuala Pahang, 1959–1978	BN (UMNO)	19 July 1974	18 July 1978	1460	– (3rd) 1974 (4th)
9		Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar (1943−2009) MLA for Beserah, 1978–1982	BN (UMNO)	19 July 1978	7 November 1981	1207	1978 (5th)
10		Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman (born 1938) MLA for Paya Besar, 1974–1986	BN (UMNO)	7 November 1981	4 May 1982	178	– (5th)
11		Najib Razak (born 1953) MLA for Bandar Pekan, 1982–1986	BN (UMNO)	4 May 1982	14 August 1986	1563	1982 (6th)
12		Mohd Khalil Yaakob (born 1937) MLA for Bukit Ibam, 1978–1982 MLA for Bukit Tajau, 1986−1995 MLA for Lepar, 1995−1999	BN (UMNO)	14 August 1986	20 May 1999	4662	1986 (7th) 1990 (8th) 1995 (9th)
13		Adnan Yaakob (born 1950) MLA for Pelangai, since 1986	BN (UMNO)	20 May 1999	Incumbent	6195	– (9th) 1999 (10th) 2004 (11th) 2008 (12th) 2013 (13th)

1. This column names only the Menteri Besar's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

Living former Menteris Besar

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman	1981–1982	1938 (age 78)
Najib Razak	1982–1986	23 July 1953 (age 62)
Mohd Khalil Yaakob	1986–1999	29 December 1937 (age 78)

References

1. "Senarai YAB Menteri Besar Terdahulu" (in Malay). Pahang State Government. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
2. "Pahang". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 April 2011.