Manek Urai state assemblyperson Ismail Yaacob, 60, passed away at Raja Zainab Hospital in Kota Bharu at 6am today.
Ismail, who had been suffering long illness relating to diabetes, was a veteran PAS politician.He first won Manek Urai 23 years ago at the 1986 general elections, and had held the state seat for five terms.
Ismail, however, did not contest the 2004 general election but returned to his old seat four years later. - Malaysiakini, 22/5/2009, Kelantan PAS state rep dies
A man has just died - but some are just excited at the prospect of another by-election...how sad.
Let us extend our condolences... and our solidarity with the family, dependents, friends and constituents of this long serving peoples' representative from Kelantan.
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