Chik Mohamad Yusuf

Tan Sri Datuk Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul Rahman[1] (3 March 1907 – 26 June 1975), better known as C.M. Yusuf, was the third Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house in the Malaysian Parliament.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamad Yusuf is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Chik.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk

Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman
3rd Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
25 November 1964 – 1 March 1974
MonarchPutra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded bySyed Esa Alwee
Succeeded byNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud
Personal details
Born(1907-03-03)3 March 1907
Died26 June 1975(1975-06-26) (aged 68)
Spouse(s)Zainab Mohd. Rashid
MotherMariam Kulop Mohd Yusuff
FatherSheikh Abdul Rahman

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

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 25 November 1964 and served for nearly ten years.

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

References
  1. Full, styled name here: Official Report: Dewan Rakyat – Third Parliament, Third Session Dewan Rakyat. Accessed 9 June 2010
  2. Info Sekolah (in Malay) SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M Yusuf. Accessed 9 June 2010
  3. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Columns 2515 to 2516. Dewan Rakyat. Accessed 9 June 2010
  4. Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah-25/12 (in Malay). Accessed 9 June 2010
  5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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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