Chik Mohamad Yusuf


Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul Rahman, 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 that interconnects Jalan Raja Permaisuri Bainun and the Yeoh Hong Seng Fountain, was also named after him.

Biography

C.M. Yusuf received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford. He was an Orang Besar 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

Honour of Malaysia