Yusof Yacob

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Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr.
Yusof Yacob
PGDK MLA
يوسوف بن يعقوب
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2018–2020Minister of Education and Innovation
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2021Sabah Heritage Party
2021–Independent[1]
Other roles
2004–2008Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Personal details
Born
Yusof bin Yacob

1955 (age 65–66)
Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1995–2018)
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2018–2021)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (1995−2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2021)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2021)
Spouse(s)Azizah Beniamen
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Yusof bin Yacob is a Malaysian politician who has been the State Minister of Education and Innovation.[2] He has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sindumin since May 2018.[3] He was a member of the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN), and quit the party on 8 October 2021 to become a "government-friendly" independent.[4] He formerly had served as the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 17 May 2004 to 19 December 2007.[5] Yusof is also the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang (1995-2008) in Sabah. He was a former member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, until he quit and joined WARISAN in 2018.[6][7]

Election results[]

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 P155 Sipitang, Sabah Yusof Yacob (UMNO) 9,732 64.44% Jamilah Sulaiman (PBS) 5,208 34.49% 15,324 4,524 74.36%
Hussin Masalih (IND) 162 1.07%
1999 Yusof Yacob (UMNO) 9,581 64.01% Abdul Rahman Md. Yakub (KEADILAN) 5,242 35.02% 15,181 4,339 68.74%
Ag. Ku Tengah Pg. Damit (IND) 145 0.97%
2004 P178 Sipitang, Sabah Yusof Yacob (UMNO)
Unopposed
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N38 Sipitang, P149 Padas Yusof Yacob (USNO) 2,161 34.38% Jawawi Isa (PBS) 2,437 38.77% 6,361 276 82.17%
Harris Mohd. Salleh (BERJAYA) 969 15.42%
Othman Mohd. Yassin (IND) 597 9.50%
Pius Ganang (AKAR) 86 1.37%
Ramlah Rammelan (PRS) 35 0.56%
2018 N28 Sindumin, P178 Sipitang Yusof Yacob (WARISAN) 6,648 51.90% Sapawi Amat Wasali (UMNO) 5,888 45.97% 13,065 760 77.40%
Patrick Sadom (PHRS) 273 2.13%
2020 N35 Sindumin, P178 Sipitang Yusof Yacob (WARISAN) 5,415 48.96% Sani Miasin (UMNO) 4,991 45.12% 11,061 424 65.99%
Manshur Okk Mohd Yassin (USNO Baru) 365 3.30%
Daniel Gaing (LDP) 142 1.28%
Jaebeh Buaya (PCS) 114 1.03%
Arifin Harith (GAGASAN) 34 0.31%

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ADUN Sindumin keluar WARISAN". 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ "New Sabah ministers learning their new job scopes | The Star". The Star (Malaysia). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sindumin rep urges Yamani to vacate Sipitang seats". The Borneo Post. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.-
  4. ^ "Sindumin assemblyman Yusof Yacob quits Warisan". The Edge Markets. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Dewan Rakyat Speaker Zahir dies at age 80 | The Star". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ Anthea Peter (8 July 2020). "MCO: 4,900 lost their jobs in Sabah". Daily Express. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ BNN (27 July 2020). "RM50m offer: Yusof told to show proof". Daily Express. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  9. ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  13. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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