Yusof Apdal

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Mohammad Yusof|Apdal|note=on}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Dato'

| name = Mohammad Yusof Apdal

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمّد يوسف أڤضل}}}}

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DIMP|MP}}

| office = Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

| monarch = Abdullah
{{small|(2023–2024)}}
Ibrahim Iskandar
{{small|(since 2024)}}

| primeminister = Anwar Ibrahim

| term_start = 12 December 2023

| term_end =

| minister = Chang Lih Kang

| predecessor = Arthur Joseph Kurup

| successor =

| constituency = Lahad Datu

| office1 = Deputy Minister of Higher Education

| monarch1 = Abdullah

| primeminister1 = Anwar Ibrahim

| term_start1 = 10 December 2022

| term_end1 = 12 December 2023

| minister1 = Mohamed Khaled Nordin

| predecessor1 = Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad

| successor1 = Mustapha Sakmud

| constituency1 = Lahad Datu

| constituency_MP2 = Lahad Datu

| parliament2 = Malaysian

| term_start2 = 19 November 2022

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = Mohamaddin Ketapi
(WARISAN)

| successor2 =

| majority2 = 4,376 (2022)

| constituency_AM3 = Lahad Datu

| assembly3 = Sabah State Legislative

| majority3 = 8,415 (2013)

| term_start3 = 5 May 2013

| term_end3 = 9 May 2018

| predecessor3 = Nasrun Mansur
(BN–UMNO)

| successor3 = Dumi Pg Masdal
(WARISAN)

| birth_name = Mohammad Yusof bin Apdal

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|01|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Semporna, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)

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| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
{{small|(2000–2018)}}
Heritage Party (WARISAN) {{small|(since 2018)}}

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(2000–2018)}}

| spouse = Saleha Tun Sakaran

| children =

| relations = Shafie Apdal
{{small|(Elder brother)}}
Sakaran Dandai
{{small|(Maternal uncle and Father-in-law)}}

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| occupation = Politician

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| image = File:Majlis bersama Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi, Yang Berhormat Dato' Muhammad Yusof Apdal (cropped).jpg

| alt = Yusof Apdal giving a speech

| caption = Yusof in 2023

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Mohammad Yusof bin Apdal{{cite web|url=https://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=4227|title=YB Dato' Haji Mohammad Yusof Bin Apdal|website=www.parlimen.gov.my}} (born 4 January 1960) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Chang Lih Kang since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lahad Datu since November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/1260/mohammad-yusof-apdal|title=MOHAMMAD YUSOF APDAL|work=Sinar Harian|access-date=11 December 2022}} He served as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle under Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin from December 2022 to December 2023 as well as the Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lahad Datu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and the Deputy Division Chief of Lahad Datu of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) and also the younger brother of the President of WARISAN, MP for Semporna and MLA for Senallang, Shafie Apdal.