Abu Seman Yusop

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

1995–2013

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Abu Seman Yusop PSM SMW DCSM DMSM KMN
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I
In office 10 April 2009 –15 May 2013 Servingwith Jelaing Mersat (2009–2010) Lee Chee Leong (2010–2013) (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II)		Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-10) 10 January 1944 (age 81) Malacca, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
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 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

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	P120 Alor Gajah		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		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

Honours of Malaysia

• 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

1. "Profile of new faces in the Cabinet". Utusan. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. 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. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1998" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
7. "AG heads Agong's award list;'Tan Sri' for Empiang Jabu". Bernama . Borneo Post. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
8. "FT Day award: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan gets datukship". Bernama . Malay Mail. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.