Abu Seman bin Haji 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. He was subsequently appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary, and in 2009 was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs by the newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak. His ministerial and parliamentary career came to an end in 2013, when he was not selected to recontest his seat for Barisan Nasional.
Election results
Year
Government
Votes
Pct
Opposition
Votes
Pct
1995
Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO)
29,652
86%
Omar Baba (PAS)
4,556
13%
1999
Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO)
24,615
66%
Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS)
12,283
33%
Year
Government
Votes
Pct
Opposition
Votes
Pct
2004
Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO)
24,188
79%
Muhamad Burok (PAS)
5,789
19%
2008
Abu Seman Yusop (UMNO)
21,582
68%
Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (PAS)
9,297
29%
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
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