Yussof Mahal

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

Yussof bin Haji Mahal (born 1 May 1956) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Labuan constituency, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, for one term from 2008 to 2013.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Yussof Mahal DMSM AMN
يوسف محل‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Labuan
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Suhaili Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Rozman Isli
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-01) 1 May 1956 (age 69) Labuan, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Isfahani Ishak
Children	Yusani Saiful Ysfazil Siti Anizah Mohamad Safuan
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Website	yussofmahal.blogspot.com

Family

Yussof is married to Isfahani Ishak and the couple has four children.

Political career

Yussof was elected to federal Parliament for the Labuan constituency in the 2008 election.^[2] He replaced fellow UMNO member Suhaili Abdul Rahman who was dropped by the party following a factional dispute.^[3] Yussof himself was replaced as UMNO's candidate for the 2013 election, by Rozman Isli.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[2][5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P166 Labuan		Yussof Mahal (UMNO)	10,471	74.00%		Lau Seng Kiat (IND)	2,014	14.23%	14,149	8,457	68.08%
							Matusin Abdul Rahman (PAS)	1,106	7.82%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2002)^[7]
• Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2004)^[8]