Yussof Mahal

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mahal is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yussof.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji Yussof Mahal DMSM AMN
يوسف محل‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Labuan
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Suhaili Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Rozman Isli
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-01) 1 May 1957 (age 67) Labuan, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Isfahani Ishak
Children	Yusani Saiful Ysfazil Siti Anizah Mohamad Safuan
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Website	yussofmahal.blogspot.com

Datuk Haji Yussof bin Haji Mahal (born 1 May 1957) 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

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2002)^[7]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2004)^[8]

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. "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.