Mohd Yusop Majid

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Majid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Yusop. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd Yusop bin Majid (born 24 March 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Member Ariffin Deraman as well as Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permaisuri since August 2023. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Setiu from March 2004 to March 2008.^[1] He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[2][3]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Mohd Yusop Majid SMZ MLA
Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2023 (Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs)
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Member	Ariffin Deraman
Constituency	Permaisuri
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Permaisuri
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Abd Halim Jusoh (BN–UMNO)
Majority	7,538 (2023)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Setiu
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Che Ghani Che Ambak (BA–PAS)
Succeeded by	Mohd Jidin Shafee (BN–UMNO)
Majority	7,405 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Mohd Yusop bin Majid (1963-03-24) 24 March 1963 (age 62) Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Residence(s)	Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P034 Setiu		Mohd Yusop Majid (UMNO)	23,079	58.88%		Che Ghani Che Ambak (PAS)	16,383	41.12%	42,494	7,405	88.23%

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly^[6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N06 Permaisuri		Mohd Yusop Majid (IND)	1,920	11.05%		Mohd Jidin Shafee (UMNO)	9,188	52.90%		2,928
							Wan Mokhtar Wan Ibrahim (PKR)	6,260	36.04%
2023			Mohd Yusop Majid (BERSATU)	14,837	67.03%		Hamdan Hamzah (UMNO)	7,299	32.97%	22,322	7,538	72.62%

Honours

• Terengganu :
  • Companion of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (SMZ) (2006)^[8]