Abu Seman Yusop

Abu Seman bin Haji Yusop (born 10 January 1944) was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Masjid Tanah constituency in the state of Melaka from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the then-governing Barisan Nasional coalition, he served in the deputy ministry of successive governments during that period.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yusop is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abu Seman.
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Abu Seman Yusop

PSM KMN SMW DCSM
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Jelaing Mersat (2009–2010)
Lee Chee Leong (2010–2013)
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterHishammuddin Hussein
Preceded byWan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh
Succeeded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
ConstituencyMasjid Tanah
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterNajib Razak (2008)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009)
Preceded byZainal Abidin Zin
Succeeded byAbdul Latiff Ahmad
ConstituencyMasjid Tanah
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
In office
14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
MonarchSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterZulhasnan Rafique
Preceded byZulhasnan Rafique
Succeeded bySaravanan Murugan
ConstituencyMasjid Tanah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Masjid Tanah
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byMas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO–BN)
Majority18,399 (2004)
12,285 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1944-01-10) 10 January 1944
Malacca, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Rahimi Yeop
Children2
Alma materMiddle Temple
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Before entering politics, Abu Seman was a lawyer with his own firm. He is a former police inspector and prosecutor.[1]

Political career

Abu Seman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general election for the seat of Masjid Tanah.[2] He was subsequently appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary,[1] and in 2009 was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs by the newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak.[3][4] His ministerial and parliamentary career came to an end in 2013, when he was not selected to recontest his seat for Barisan Nasional.[5]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P120 Alor Gajah, Melaka
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1995 Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) 29,652 86% Omar Baba (PAS) 4,556 13%
1999 Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) 24,615 66% Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS) 12,283 33%
Parliament of Malaysia: P134 Masjid Tanah, Melaka[2]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) 24,188 79% Muhamad Burok (PAS) 5,789 19%
2008 Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) 21,582 68% Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS) 9,297 29%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Profile of new faces in the Cabinet". Utusan. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010. Includes results from the 2004 election (* denotes incumbent).
  3. "Najib Announces 28-member Cabinet". Bernama. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. "Pengurusan Tertinggi" (in Malay). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. "Abu Seman akur jika tidak dicalonkan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. "AG heads Agong's award list;'Tan Sri' for Empiang Jabu". Bernama. Borneo Post. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. "FT Day award: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan gets datukship". Bernama. Malay Mail. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.


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