Chik Mohamad Yusuf

Chik Mohamad Yusuf
Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk
Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
25 November 1964 – 1 March 1974
Preceded by Syed Esa Alwee
Succeeded by Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud

Tan Sri Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul Rahman[1] (known by many as C.M. Yusuf) was the third Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house in the Malaysian Parliament.

The school SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M Yusuf in Tanjung Tualang, Perak is named after him.[2]

Biography

C.M. Yusuf received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford.[3] He was an Orang Besar (traditional positions of authority appointed by the royalty) in the state of Perak, having been conferred the title "Dato' Bendahara Perak" by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah, in 1959.[3][4]

Prior to being elected Speaker, C.M. Yusuf served important positions in the legislature of Malaysia. He was a member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council, the predecessor to the present-day Parliament, before the independence of Malaya in 1957. He was also a Senator from the state of Perak in the Dewan Negara.[3]

He was elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat on November 25, 1964 and served for nearly ten years.

References

  1. ^ Full, styled name here: Official Report: Dewan Rakyat - Third Parliament, Third Session Dewan Rakyat. Accessed June 9, 2010
  2. ^ Info Sekolah (in Malay) SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M Yusuf. Accessed June 9, 2010
  3. ^ a b c Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Columns 2515 to 2516. Dewan Rakyat. Accessed June 9, 2010
  4. ^ Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah-25/12 (in Malay). Accessed June 9, 2010
Political offices
Preceded by
Syed Esa Alwee
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
1964–1974
Succeeded by
Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud

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