Abu Seman Yusop

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Malay name|Abu Seman|Yusop|df=y}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri

| name = Abu Seman Yusop

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PSM|SMW|DCSM|DMSM|KMN}}

| image =

| caption =

| office = Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I

| term_start = 10 April 2009

| term_end = 15 May 2013

| monarch = Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim

| alongside = Jelaing Mersat {{small|(2009–2010)}}
Lee Chee Leong {{small|(2010–2013)}}
{{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II)}}

| primeminister = Najib Razak

| minister = Hishammuddin Hussein

| predecessor = Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh {{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)}}

| successor = Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

| constituency = Masjid Tanah

| office2 = Deputy Minister of Defence

| term_start2 = 19 March 2008

| term_end2 = 9 April 2009

| monarch2 = Mizan Zainal Abidin

| primeminister2 = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

| minister2 = Najib Razak {{small|(2008–2008)}}
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi {{small|(2008–2009)}}

| predecessor2 = Zainal Abidin Zin

| successor2 = Abdul Latiff Ahmad

| constituency2 = Masjid Tanah

| office3 = Deputy Minister of Federal Territories

| term_start3 = 14 February 2006

| term_end3 = 18 March 2008

| monarch3 = Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin

| primeminister3 = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

| minister3 = Mohd Isa Abdul Samad {{small|(2004–2005)}}
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Acting) {{small|(2005–2006)}}
Zulhasnan Rafique {{small|(2006–2008)}}

| predecessor3 = Zulhasnan Rafique

| successor3 = Saravanan Murugan

| constituency3 = Masjid Tanah

| office4 = Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security

| term_start4 = 2004

| term_end4 = 2006

| monarch4 = Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin

| primeminister4 = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

| minister4 = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

| 1blankname4 = Deputy Minister

| 1namedata4 = Noh Omar
{{small|(Deputy Minister of Internal Security I)}}
Chia Kwang Chye
{{small|(Deputy Minister of Internal Security II)}}

| constituency4 = Masjid Tanah

| constituency_MP5 = Masjid Tanah

| parliament5 = Malaysian

| term_start5 = 21 March 2004

| term_end5 = 5 May 2013

| predecessor5 = New constituency

| successor5 = Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
(BNUMNO)

| majority5 = 18,399 (2004)
12,285 (2008)

| constituency_MP6 = Alor Gajah

| parliament6 = Malaysian

| term_start6 = 25 April 1995

| term_end6 = 21 March 2004

| predecessor6 = Ibrahim Jendol
(BNUMNO)

| successor6 = Fong Chan Onn
(BNMCA)

| majority6 = 25,096 (1995)
12,332 (1999)

| office9 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat

| subterm9 = 1995–2013

| suboffice9 = Barisan Nasional

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|01|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malacca, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

| relations =

| alma_mater = Middle Temple

| spouse = Rahimi Yeop

| children = 2

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Abu Seman 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.

Political career

Abu Seman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general election for the seat of Masjid Tanah.{{Cite web|title=Malaysia Decides 2008|work=The Star (Malaysia)|url=http://thestar.com.my/election/|access-date=24 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409212729/http://thestar.com.my/election/|archive-date=9 April 2008

}} Includes results from the 2004 election (* denotes incumbent). He was subsequently appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary,{{cite news|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=PR11&y=2004&dt=0328&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Front_Page&pg=fp_06.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918063101/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=PR11&y=2004&dt=0328&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Front_Page&pg=fp_06.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2012|title=Profile of new faces in the Cabinet|date=28 March 2004|publisher=Utusan|access-date=24 January 2010}} and in 2009 was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs by the newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak.{{cite news|url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=402979|title=Najib Announces 28-member Cabinet|date=9 April 2009|publisher=Bernama|access-date=24 January 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.moha.gov.my/template01.asp?contentid=123 |title=Pengurusan Tertinggi|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs|language=Malay|access-date=24 January 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826173640/http://www.moha.gov.my/template01.asp?contentid=123 |archive-date=26 August 2009 }} His ministerial and parliamentary career came to an end in 2013, when he was not selected to recontest his seat for Barisan Nasional.{{cite news|url=http://www2.bharian.com.my/articles/AbuSemanakurjikatidakdicalonkan/Article/cetak|title=Abu Seman akur jika tidak dicalonkan |date=15 April 2013|work=Berita Harian|language=Malay|access-date=25 October 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025053905/http://www2.bharian.com.my/articles/AbuSemanakurjikatidakdicalonkan/Article/cetak |archive-date=25 October 2014 }}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballot cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

1995

|rowspan=2|P120 Alor Gajah

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abu Seman Yusop}} (UMNO)

|align="right" |29,652

|86.68%

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Omar Baba (PAS)

|align="right" |4,556

|13.32%

|36,950

|25,096

|79.70%

1999

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abu Seman Yusop}} (UMNO)

|align="right" |24,615

|66.71%

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS)

|align="right" |12,283

|33.29%

|41,855

|12,332

|81.58%

2004

|rowspan=2|P134 Masjid Tanah

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abu Seman Yusop}} (UMNO)

|align="right" |24,188

|80.69%

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Muhamad Burok (PAS)

|align="right" |5,789

|19.31%

|30,807

|18,399

|78.98%

2008

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abu Seman Yusop}} (UMNO)

|align="right" |21,582

|69.89%

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS)

|align="right" |9,297

|30.11%

|31,715

|12,285

|78.10%

Honours

=Honours of Malaysia=

|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post/20160605/282325384233812|publisher=Borneo Post|access-date=11 October 2018|date=5 June 2016|title=AG heads Agong's award list;'Tan Sri' for Empiang Jabu|work=Bernama}}

  • {{Flag|Malacca}} :
  • 50px Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1994)
  • 50px Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1998)
  • {{Flag|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} :
  • 50px Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2015){{cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/831737/ft-day-award-recipients-a-g-heads-list|publisher=Malay Mail|access-date=11 October 2018|date=1 February 2015|title=FT Day award: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan gets datukship|work=Bernama}}

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