Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji
Yussof Mahal
DMSM AMN
يوسف محل‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Labuan
In office
2008–2013
Preceded bySuhaili Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byRozman Isli
Personal details
Born (1956-05-01) 1 May 1956 (age 67)
Labuan, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseIsfahani Ishak
ChildrenYusani
Saiful Ysfazil
Siti Anizah
Mohamad Safuan
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
Websiteyussofmahal.blogspot.com

Datuk Haji Yussof bin Haji Mahal (born 1 May 1956) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Labuan constituency, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, for one term from 2008 to 2013.[1]

Family

Yussof is married to Isfahani Ishak and the couple has four children.

Political career

Yussof was elected to federal Parliament for the Labuan constituency in the 2008 election.[2] He replaced fellow UMNO member Suhaili Abdul Rahman who was dropped by the party following a factional dispute.[3] Yussof himself was replaced as UMNO's candidate for the 2013 election, by Rozman Isli.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P166 Labuan Yussof Mahal (UMNO) 10,471 74.00% Lau Seng Kiat (IND) 2,014 14.23% 14,149 8,457 68.08%
Matusin Abdul Rahman (PAS) 1,106 7.82%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Yussof bin Haji Mahal, Y.B. Datuk Haji". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Surprising turns in Labuan". The Star. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ "GE13: BN received great support from NGOs for Labuan candidate – DPM". ABN News. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2002" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  8. ^ "Malacca Governor's birthday honours list". www.thestar.com.my.
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