CREATE TABLE table_204_668 (id NUMBER, "#" NUMBER, "menteri besar" CLOB, "took office" CLOB, "left office" CLOB, "party" CLOB)

who was in office previous to abdullah jaafar ?
SELECT "menteri besar" FROM table_204_668 WHERE "took office" < (SELECT "took office" FROM table_204_668 WHERE "menteri besar" = 'abdullah jaafar') ORDER BY "took office" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "menteri besar" FROM "table_204_668" WHERE "took office" < (SELECT "took office" FROM "table_204_668" WHERE "menteri besar" = 'abdullah jaafar') ORDER BY "took office" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY