Mohd Yadzil Yaakub

Summary

Dr. Mohd Yadzil Yaakub (born 14 April 1974) is the ADUN for Bemban, Melaka, currently affiliated with Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) after being expelled from BERSATU in February 2026. A trained medical doctor, he won the Bemban seat in the 2021 Melaka state election under the PN banner and has served as Leader of the Opposition in the Melaka DUN since December 2022. He is a vocal critic of the Melaka state government on issues of economic hardship, flood management, and public procurement transparency.

Biography

Dr. Mohd Yadzil bin Yaakub (born 14 April 1974) is a Malaysian politician and medical doctor who serves as the Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Bemban since November 2021, currently representing Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) [1]. He holds a medical degree from Universiti Udayana, Indonesia, and served as a medical officer at Hospital Melaka from 2005 to 2009, before practising at Poliklinik Hidayah in Jasin [2]. He first entered politics through BERSATU (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), serving as Jasin BERSATU Division Chief from 2020, and was the Election Director for Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 2021 Melaka state election [1]. He won the Bemban seat on 20 November 2021 in a five-cornered contest, securing 4,211 votes with a majority of 328 over his nearest rival [3]. Following the 2021 election, he was appointed Melaka BERSATU State Leadership Body Chief and, in January 2022, State Chairman of PN Melaka [4]. He assumed the role of Leader of the Opposition in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (DUN) on 13 December 2022, following PH's entry into the state government as a strategic partner [5]. His BERSATU membership was terminated on 13 February 2026 [1]. He subsequently aligned with the Hamzah Zainudin-led Reset movement, which established Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) on 13 June 2026 and was accepted into PN [1]. He has also served as patron of Pertubuhan Gagasan Inovasi dan Ekonomi Melaka (GIEM) since 2020 and co-chairman of the Innovation and Digitalisation Committee of SME Corp Malaysia since 2021 [1].

Known for

Mohd Yadzil is known as the Leader of the Opposition in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly, a position he has held since December 2022 as one of only two or three PN assemblymen in a chamber dominated by the BN-PH state government [5]. He is recognised for consistently scrutinising the Melaka state government's spending decisions, flood mitigation management, and economic policies from the opposition bench [3]. He is also a trained medical doctor who practised in Melaka and Jasin before transitioning to full-time politics [2].

Political positions

As Melaka's Leader of the Opposition, Mohd Yadzil has regularly raised concerns about economic hardship facing ordinary residents, arguing that long queues at job fairs reflect labour market stress rather than economic prosperity, and questioning whether the state government has been transparent about the real cost-of-living burden on small traders and vendors [6]. He has criticised the Melaka state government's response to recurring flash floods, calling for long-term structural solutions and arguing that official inaction puts residents and businesses at risk [3]. On public expenditure, he questioned the RM8 million budget allocated to reconstruct an overhead pedestrian bridge in Melaka city, urging the state to prioritise flood mitigation and to publish full tender details publicly [3]. On cultural policy, he opposed plans to revive the ronggeng dance as a tourism draw, instead advocating for heritage conservation through documentation, film, and museum-based education [6]. On intra-coalition affairs, following his expulsion from BERSATU in February 2026, he publicly aligned with the faction led by Hamzah Zainudin, which subsequently formed Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) in June 2026 [7].

Education

1. Pre-2005Graduated with a medical degree (Ijazah Sarjana Perubatan) from Universiti Udayana, Indonesia.⛓

Before politics

1. 2005–2009Served as a medical officer at Hospital Melaka.⛓
2. After 2009Practised as a medical officer at Poliklinik Hidayah, Jasin.⛓

Political career

1. 2020Appointed Division Chief of BERSATU for Jasin. Also became patron of Pertubuhan Gagasan Inovasi dan Ekonomi Melaka (GIEM).⛓
2. 20 November 2021Won the Bemban state seat in the 2021 Melaka state election under the PN–BERSATU ticket, securing 4,211 votes (22.7%) with a majority of 328.⛓
3. 14 December 2021Appointed as Melaka BERSATU State Leadership Body Chief, succeeding Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen, effective immediately.⛓
4. 27 January 2022Appointed State Chairman of Perikatan Nasional (PN) Melaka.⛓
5. 13 December 2022Assumed the role of Leader of the Opposition in the Melaka DUN, replacing Adly Zahari of PH who joined the state government as a strategic partner.⛓
6. 13 February 2026BERSATU terminated his party membership, alongside Hamzah Zainudin and others; he became an independent assemblyman.⛓
7. May–June 2026Publicly aligned with Hamzah Zainudin's Reset movement, which established Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) on 13 June 2026, accepted as a PN component party.⛓

Election history

• 2021Bemban (N.24), MelakaWon22.7%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsMohd Yadzil won the Bemban seat in 2021 with 4,211 votes (22.7%) in a five-cornered contest, representing PN–BERSATU. He has served as Melaka's Leader of the Opposition since December 2022. His BERSATU membership was terminated on 13 February 2026; he subsequently aligned with Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN), founded in June 2026.⛓
• GovernmentUtusan Malaysia reported that a senior Melaka state government official characterised Mohd Yadzil's statements on flash flooding as lacking basis and carrying a political agenda behind the suffering of affected residents.⛓
• OppositionMohd Yadzil has maintained, as Leader of the Opposition, that his role is to provide genuine checks and balances — raising residents' concerns on flood management, public spending, and labour market stress — rather than for political gain.⛓