Abu Seman Yusop | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2004–2006 | Parliamentary Secretary of Internal Security |
2006–2008 | Deputy Minister of Federal Territories |
2008–2009 | Deputy Minister of Defence |
2009–2013 | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
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]
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]
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% |