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Biography
Dato' Sri Fadillah bin Yusof (Jawi: فاد الله بن يوسف; born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician from the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) currently serving as three-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for the Petra Jaya constituency in the state of Sarawak. He currently serving as the Works Minister of Malaysia since 10 March 2020 for the second time. He also served as the Works Minister of Malaysia in the ruling National Front (BN) coalition government between 2013 and 2018. His father, Yusof Merais, was an activist jailed several times by British colonial authorities.
Yusof was appointed chair of the Science, Innovation and Environment Select Committee on 4 December 2019, one of only two select committees headed by an opposition MP.
Political career
Yusof first ran for parliament in the 11th Malaysian general election, having previously been an official in the PBB and a lawyer. Yusof won the election for the seat of Petra Jaya.
After being re-elected in the 12th Malaysian general election, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation by then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
On 16 May 2013, after the 13th Malaysian general election, Yusof was promoted to full minister as Minister of Works under the new Cabinet line-up of prime minister Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak.
Following the defeat of the BN in the 14th Malaysian general election, Yusof was made chief whip of the opposition Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) in the House of Representatives of Malaysia.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 18,236 | 75% | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi (PKR) | 5,420 | 22% | ||
| 2008 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 19,515 | 78% | Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) | 5,118 | 20% | ||
| 2013 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 29,559 | 78% | Ahmad Nazib Johari (PKR) | 8,116 | 22% | ||
| 2018 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 28,306 | 66% | Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor (PKR) | 13,289 | 31% | ||
| Hamdan Sani (PAS) | 1,350 | 3% | ||||||
Honours
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Personal life
Yusof's brother is Bustari Yusof, who has been repeatedly linked with corruption related to former prime minister Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak and Governor of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud. Following the fall of BN, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) filed forfeiture suits against, amongst many others, Yusof, for the amount of RM11.9 million for funds related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. In late November 2019, Yusof forfeited RM3.7 million as settlement for the Malaysian government's forfeiture suit. He also faces a separate forfeiture suit involving his company, Obyu Holdings, amounting to RM680 million.