Nor Mohamed Yakcop

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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Nor Mohamed Yakcop
نور محمد بن يعقوب
Minister in Prime Minister Department
Economic Planning Unit
In office
10 April 2009 – 5 May 2013
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyAhmad Maslan
Preceded byAmirsham Abdul Aziz
Succeeded byAbdul Wahid Omar
ConstituencyTasek Gelugor
Second Minister of Finance
In office
27 March 2004 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2004–2008), Najib Razak (2008–2009)
MonarchSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyNg Yen Yen (2004–2008)
Tengku Putera Tengku Awang (2004–2006)
Awang Adek Hussin (2006–2008)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2008–2009)
Kong Cho Ha (2008–2009)
Preceded byJamaluddin Jarjis
Succeeded byAhmad Husni Hanadzlah
ConstituencySenator
Tasek Gelugor
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tasek Gelugor, Penang
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byMohd Shariff Omar (UMNO—BN)
Succeeded byShabudin Yahaya (UMNO—BN)
Majority4,547 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Nor Mohamed bin Yakcop

(1947-08-24) 24 August 1947 (age 74)
Penang, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Fawziah Begum Abu Bakar
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
Bachelor's degree (Economics)
Catholic University of Leuven
MBA
OccupationEconomist
Websitewww.normohamed.my

Tan Sri Nor Mohamed bin Yakcop (Jawi: نور محمد بن يعقوب; born 24 August 1947) was the Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of Economic Planning Unit. He was the prior Minister of Finance II, a post he has held since 2004 until 9 April 2009.[1] He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Advisory Council.

Career[]

Previously, he served with Bank Negara, the Malaysian central bank, from 1968 to 2000. During his time in Bank Negara, he was responsible for the implementation of a number of major projects, including

  • the implementation of Islamic banking in Malaysia
  • the setting-up of the bilateral payments mechanism between Bank Negara Malaysia and Central Banks of South-South countries
  • the setting-up of the Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad.

He was also involved in a currency speculation scandal in the early 1990s, where Bank Negara lost up to RM30 billion. No actions had been taken on him as he moved on to hold important government positions.[2]

He was the Special Economic Adviser to former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

In 2002, he was appointed the director of Khazanah Nasional. He played a major role in government-linked companies (GLCs) like United Engineers Malaysia Berhad and Malaysia Airlines. The transformation of the GLCs is another feather in his cap. Following the Asian financial crisis, many of the GLCs were mired in debt and rudderless. In retrospect, his solution to their problems was simple.

First, he restored their balance sheets using the Government's sovereign guarantee when necessary as this guarantee cut down their cost of funds. Then he got young, bright professionals to manage these GLCs, giving them wide latitude to run these huge corporations but with the proviso that they did not line their own pockets. To ensure that they delivered, he introduced key performance indicators and service contracts. The GLC transformation is now into its third phase – and delivering results.

He was a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, for two terms before stepping down to run for the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary constituency in Penang in the Malaysian elections on 8 March 2008.

Personal history[]

He is a former student of St. Xavier's Institution in Penang and had served as a prefect during his student days.

He is married to Puan Sri Fawziah Begum Abu Bakar, a former welfare officer. He has five grandchildren.

Election results[]

Parliament of Malaysia: Tasek Gelugor, Penang[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 Nor Mohamed Yakcop (UMNO) 20,448 55% Ismail Salleh (PAS) 15,901 43%

Honour[]

Honour of Malaysia[]

  •  Malaysia : Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (2000)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Duty comes first for Nor Mohamed, The Star, 24 February 2008.
  2. ^ Aziz, Fauwaz Abdul (25 July 2006). Forex scandal: Jaffar 'knew about losses'. Malaysiakini.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties.
  4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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