Abu Seman Yusop

Abu Seman bin Haji Yusop (born 10 January 1944) was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Masjid Tanah constituency in the state of Melaka from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the then-governing Barisan Nasional coalition, he served in the deputy ministry of successive governments during that period.

Before entering politics, Abu Seman was a lawyer with his own firm. He is a former police inspector and prosecutor.

Political career
Abu Seman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 general election for the seat of Masjid Tanah. He was subsequently appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary, and in 2009 was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs by the newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak. His ministerial and parliamentary career came to an end in 2013, when he was not selected to recontest his seat for Barisan Nasional.

Honours of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1998)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2016)
 * Malacca :
 * MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1994)
 * MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1998)
 * Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
 * MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Commander - SMW.svg Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2015)