Abu Seman Yusop

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri (Dr.)
Abu Seman Yusop
PSM KMN SMW DCSM
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Jelaing Mersat
Lee Chee Leong
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister Hishammuddin Hussein
Preceded by 1. Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh
2. Chor Chee Heung
Succeeded by Dr. 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
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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
Monarch Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister Zulhasnan Rafique
Preceded by Zulhasnan Rafique
Succeeded by Saravanan Murugan
Constituency Masjid Tanah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Masjid Tanah
In office
2004–2013
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO-BN)
Majority 18,399 (2004)
12,285 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1944-01-10) 10 January 1944
Malacca, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s) Rahimi Yeop
Children 2
Alma mater Middle Temple
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer

Tan Sri Datuk Seri (Dr.) 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

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: 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. 1 2 "Profile of new faces in the Cabinet". Utusan. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. 1 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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