István Jakab (born 17 September 1949) is a Hungarian agronomist, politician and leader of the National Federation Of Hungarian Peasants Association And Cooperatives (MAGOSZ).

He quit the party in 1995 and became co-chairman of the MAGOSZ and Vice President of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, a position which he held until 2001.

In this capacity, he organized the tractor farmers' protest to Budapest in early 2005, during which the capital was blocked.

He gained a parliamentary seat from the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County party list.

His party nominated him for the position of one of the deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary.