Datuk Dr Yacob Mustafa is the Accountant General of Malaysia.

Datuk Dr Yacob has more than 30 years of experience serving in various Government entities Departments. Prior to his current position, he served as Deputy Accountant General (Corporate) and Deputy Accountant General (Operations) before being appointed as Accountant General of Malaysia.

He holds a degree in accounting from Universiti Malaya, a master’s degree of Business Administration from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a PhD in Economics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Datuk Dr Yacob is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), a Fellow member of CPA Australia and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), United Kingdom.