Lilah Yasin

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

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Lilah Yassin DSNS
ليلى ياسين‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jempol
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO)
Majority	12,320 (2008)
Personal details
Born	Lilah bin Yasin (1957-03-26) 26 March 1957 (age 67) Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician

Lilah bin Yasin (born 26 March 1957) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Palong (2013-2018), Serting (1995-2008) and Batu Kikir (1986-1995). From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Jempol constituency in Negeri Sembilan. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

In addition, Lilah used to be a member of the State Executive Council of Negeri Sembilan,^[1] and held the State Assembly seat of Serting until 2008.^[2] He was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Jempol.^[2] In 2013 he returned to the Negeri Sembilan State Assembly, winning the seat of Palong, while the former Negeri Sembilan Chief Minister Mohd Isa Abdul Samad assumed UMNO's nomination for Jempol.^[3]

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly^[4]^[5]^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N06 Batu Kikir		Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	3,783	85.03%		Azarai Omar (PAS)	666	14.97%	4,622	3,117	69.44%
1990			Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	3,077	62.67%		Rais Yatim (S46)	1,833	37.33%	5,144	1,244	74.80%
1995	N05 Serting		Lilah Yasin (UMNO)
1999			Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	6,066	64.89%		Ramli Abu Bakar (PAS)	2,936	31.41%	9,600	3,130	76.07%
							Md Zin Udin (IND)	346	3.70%
2004			Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	7,787	75.29%		Ramli Abu Bakar (PAS)	2,556	24.71%	10,538	5,231	75.19%
2013	N06 Palong		Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	11,090	80.81%		Rebin Birham (PKR)	2,634	19.19%	13,933	8,456	86.84%

Parliament of Malaysia^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P127 Jempol		Lilah Yasin (UMNO)	25,294	66.10%		Siti Meriam Naam (PAS)	12,974	33.90%	39,322	12,320	73.53%

Honours

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1993)

References

1. "Loafing: Parents are also to be blamed". New Straits Times. 17 June 1994. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
2. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
3. "PRU13: Isa tiada tandingan untuk kerusi Parlimen Jempol". Bernama (in Malay). Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.