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Yang Berhormat Datuk
Yusof Yacob
PGDK MLA
Yang Berhormat Datuk Yusof Yacob PGDK MLA
يوسف بن يعقوب
Chairman of Qhazanah Sabah Berhad
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Salleh Said Keruak
State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah
	In office; 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Shafie Apdal
Assistant	Mohammad Mohamarin ; Jennifer Lasimbang
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Yakubah Khan ; (State Minister of Science and Innovation of Sabah)
Constituency	Sindumin
Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
	In office; 17 May 2004 – 13 February 2008 Serving with Lim Si Cheng
Monarchs	Sirajuddin ; Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Speaker	Mohamed Zahir Ismail (2004) ; Ramli Ngah Talib ; (2004–2008)
Preceded by	Muhammad Abdullah
Succeeded by	Ronald Kiandee
Constituency	Sipitang
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly; for Sindumin
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Ahmad Bujang ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	760 (2018) ; 424 (2020)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Sipitang
	In office; 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mustapha Harun ; (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Sapawi Ahmad ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,524 (1995) ; 4,339 (1999) ; Walkover (2004)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2021	Sabah Heritage Party
2021–2023	Independent
2023–	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Yusof bin Yacob; 1956 (age 68–69); Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) ; (1995–2018) ; Heritage Party (WARISAN) ; (2018–2021) ; Independent ; (2021–2023); Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN); (member since 2023)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (1995−2018, aligned:2021–2023) ; Perikatan Nasional (PN); (aligned:2021–2022) ; Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS); (member since 2023, aligned: 2021–2023)
Spouse	Azizah Beniamen
Occupation	Politician

Yusof bin Yacob is a Malaysian politician who ^[2] has served as Chairman of Qhazanah Sabah Berhad since January 2023^[3] and the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sindumin since May 2018.^[4]^[5] He served as State Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former chief minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from May 2004 to December 2007 and member of parliament (MP) for Sipitang from April 1995 to March 2008.^[6] He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He was a member of the WARISAN, before leaving the party on 8 October 2021 to become an independent in support of the ruling GRS coalition. He was also member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) which he left in 2018. On 22 May 2022, he confirmed that he had applied to rejoin and was pending return to BN and UMNO after leaving them four years ago. However, his application was not accepted before he withdrew the application and joined GAGASAN instead on 21 January 2023.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	P155 Sipitang	Yusof Yacob (UMNO)	9,732	64.44%	Jamilah Sulaiman (PBS)	5,208	34.49%	15,324	4,524	74.36%
1995		Yusof Yacob (UMNO)	9,732	64.44%	Hussin Masalih (IND)	162	1.07%	15,324	4,524	74.36%
1999		Yusof Yacob (UMNO)	9,581	64.01%	Abdul Rahman Md. Yakub (keADILan)	5,242	35.02%	15,181	4,339	68.74%
1999		Yusof Yacob (UMNO)	9,581	64.01%	Ag. Ku Tengah Pg. Damit (IND)	145	0.97%	15,181	4,339	68.74%
2004	P178 Sipitang	Yusof Yacob (UMNO)	Unopposed

**Sabah State Legislative Assembly**^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N38 Sipitang	Yusof Yacob (USNO)	2,161	34.38%	Jawawi Isa (PBS)	2,437	38.77%	6,361	276	82.17%
					Harris Mohd. Salleh (BERJAYA)	969	15.42%
					Othman Mohd. Yassin (IND)	597	9.50%
					Pius Ganang (AKAR)	86	1.37%
					Ramlah Rammelan (PRS)	35	0.56%
2018	N28 Sindumin	Yusof Yacob (WARISAN)	6,648	51.90%	Sapawi Amat Wasali (UMNO)	5,888	45.97%	13,065	760	77.40%
2018	N28 Sindumin	Yusof Yacob (WARISAN)	6,648	51.90%	Patrick Sadom (PHRS)	273	2.13%	13,065	760	77.40%
2020	N35 Sindumin	Yusof Yacob (WARISAN)	5,415	48.96%	Sani Miasin (UMNO)	4,991	45.12%	11,061	424	65.99%
					Manshur Okk Mohd Yassin (USNO Baru)	365	3.30%
					Daniel Gaing (LDP)	142	1.28%
					Jaebeh Buaya (PCS)	114	1.03%
					Arifin Harith (GAGASAN)	34	0.31%