Abu Seman Yusop
Abu Seman Yusop | |
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Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I | |
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Jelaing Mersat (2009–2010) Lee Chee Leong (2010–2013) (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II) | |
Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Minister | Hishammuddin Hussein |
Preceded by | Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) |
Succeeded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
Deputy Minister of Defence | |
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Najib Razak (2008–2008) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) |
Preceded by | Zainal Abidin Zin |
Succeeded by | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | |
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008 | |
Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (2004–2005) Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Acting) (2005–2006) Zulhasnan Rafique (2006–2008) |
Preceded by | Zulhasnan Rafique |
Succeeded by | Saravanan Murugan |
Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security | |
In office 2004–2006 | |
Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy Minister | Noh Omar (Deputy Minister of Internal Security I) Chia Kwang Chye (Deputy Minister of Internal Security II) |
Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Masjid Tanah | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 18,399 (2004) 12,285 (2008) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Gajah | |
In office 25 April 1995 – 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Jendol (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Fong Chan Onn (BN–MCA) |
Majority | 25,096 (1995) 12,332 (1999) |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1995–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Malacca, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 10 January 1944
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Spouse | Rahimi Yeop |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Middle Temple |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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.
Before entering politics, Abu Seman was a lawyer with his own firm. He is a former police inspector and prosecutor.[1]
Political career
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1995 | P120 Alor Gajah, Malacca | Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) | 29,652 | 86.68% | Omar Baba (PAS) | 4,556 | 13.32% | 36,950 | 25,096 | 79.70% | ||
1999 | Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) | 24,615 | 66.71% | Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS) | 12,283 | 33.29% | 41,855 | 12,332 | 81.58% | |||
2004 | P134 Masjid Tanah, Malacca | Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) | 24,188 | 80.69% | Muhamad Burok (PAS) | 5,789 | 19.31% | 30,807 | 18,399 | 78.98% | ||
2008 | Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO) | 21,582 | 69.89% | Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS) | 9,297 | 30.11% | 31,715 | 12,285 | 78.10% |
Honours
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
[edit]- Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1998)[6]
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2016)[7]
- Malacca :
- Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1994)
- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1998)
- Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2015)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile of new faces in the Cabinet". Utusan. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Najib Announces 28-member Cabinet". Bernama. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Pengurusan Tertinggi" (in Malay). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1998" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "AG heads Agong's award list;'Tan Sri' for Empiang Jabu". Bernama. Borneo Post. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "FT Day award: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan gets datukship". Bernama. Malay Mail. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- Living people
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- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
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- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- 20th-century Malaysian lawyers
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
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