Abu Seman Yusop
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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 surname or family name. The name Yusop is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abu Seman.
Quick Facts Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I, Monarchs ...
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 | (1944-01-10) 10 January 1944 (age 80) 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 |
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Before entering politics, Abu Seman was a lawyer with his own firm. He is a former police inspector and prosecutor.[1]