Yusof Yacob

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yacob is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yusof. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr.
Yusof Yacob
PGDK MLA
يوسف بن يعقوب
Chairman of Qhazanah Sabah Berhad
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded bySalleh Said Keruak
State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah
In office
16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
AssistantMohammad Mohamarin
Jennifer Lasimbang
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYakubah Khan
(State Minister of Science and Innovation of Sabah)
ConstituencySindumin
Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
17 May 2004 – 13 February 2008
Serving with Lim Si Cheng
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
SpeakerMohamed Zahir Ismail (2004)
Ramli Ngah Talib
(2004–2008)
Preceded byMuhammad Abdullah
Succeeded byRonald Kiandee
ConstituencySipitang
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sindumin
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byAhmad Bujang
(BN–UMNO)
Majority760 (2018)
424 (2020)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sipitang
In office
25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byMustapha Harun
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded bySapawi Ahmad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority4,524 (1995)
4,339 (1999)
Walkover (2004)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2021Sabah Heritage Party
2021–2023Independent[1]
2023–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Yusof bin Yacob

1956 (age 67–68)
Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1995–2018)
Heritage Party (WARISAN)
(2018–2021)
Independent
(2021–2023)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
(member since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1995−2018, aligned:2021–2023)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(aligned:2021–2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(member since 2023, aligned: 2021–2023)
SpouseAzizah Beniamen
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Yusof bin Yacob is a Malaysian politician who [2] has served as Chairman of Qhazanah Sabah Berhad since January 2023[3] and the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sindumin since May 2018.[4][5] He served as State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from May 2004 to December 2007 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang from April 1995 to March 2008.[6] He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He was a member of the WARISAN, before leaving the party on 8 October 2021 to become an independent in support of the ruling GRS coalition. He was also member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) which he left in 2018. On 22 May 2022, he confirmed that he had applied to rejoin and was pending return to BN and UMNO after leaving them four years ago. However, his application was not accepted before he withdrew the application and joined GAGASAN instead on 21 January 2023.[7][8][9][10][11]

Election results

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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[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
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

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References

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  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. ^ "Sabah Barisan dissident, Sabah DAP chief get top GLC posts". The Star. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Sindumin rep urges Yamani to vacate Sipitang seats". The Borneo Post. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.-
  5. ^ "Sindumin assemblyman Yusof Yacob quits Warisan". The Edge Markets. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Dewan Rakyat Speaker Zahir dies at age 80 | The Star". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Former Warisan rep Yusof confirms returning to Umno".
  8. ^ "All signs point to ex-Warisan rep joining Sabah BN".
  9. ^ Anthea Peter (8 July 2020). "MCO: 4,900 lost their jobs in Sabah". Daily Express. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ BNN (27 July 2020). "RM50m offer: Yusof told to show proof". Daily Express. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. ^ "5 ADUN umum keluar UMNO serta merta | Berita Harian".
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  17. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  18. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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