Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor

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

Muhamad Yusoff bin Mohd Noor is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Leader of the Opposition of Penang from August 2018 to June 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Dua from May 2013 to June 2023 He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the state opposition but federal ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. ^[2]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor DSPN
محمد يوسف محمد نور
State Leader of the Opposition of Penang
In office 2 August 2018 – 28 June 2023
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (since 2021)
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Preceded by	Jahara Hamid
Succeeded by	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff
Constituency	Sungai Dua
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Dua
In office 5 May 2013 – 28 June 2023
Preceded by	Jasmin Mohamed (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff (PN–PAS)
Majority	357 (2013) 2,203 (2018)
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-30) 30 March 1963 (age 62)[1] Penang, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N05 Sungai Dua		Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO)	7,951	50.00%		Zahadi Hj. Mohd (PAS)	7,594	47.80%	16,089	357	90.00%
							Mohammad Sharifin Omar (IND)	344	2.20%
2018			Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO)	7,314	41.10%		Zahadi Hj. Mohd (PAS)	5,380	30.20%	18,066	2,203	87.90%
							Yusri Isahak (AMANAH)	5,115	28.70%

Parliament of Malaysia^[6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P042 Tasek Gelugor		Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO)	18,864	28.11%		Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU)	31,116	46.36%	67,112	12,252	82.99%
							Razak Ridzuan (AMANAH)	16,547	24.66%
							Abdul Halim Sirjung (PEJUANG)	406	0.60%
							Mohd Akmal Azhar (WARISAN)	179	0.27%

Honours

• Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2019)