Chik Mohamad Yusuf

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul Rahman (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.

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

Biography
C.M. Yusuf received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford. 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.

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.

He was elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat on 25 November 1964 and served for nearly ten years.

Honour of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)-_PMN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1972)
 * Perak :
 * MY-PERA Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (before 2001).svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (1974)
 * MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001).svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1957)