Yusuf Abd Wahab
Malaysian politician
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Yusuf bin Abd Wahab (Jawi: يوسف بن عبدالوهاب; born 10 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Manis since May 2018 and Chairman of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) since May 2020. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee of Infrastructure Development, Transport and Communications.[2][3]
MinisterFadillah Yusof
(2020–2022)
Alexander Nanta Linggi
(since 2022)
(2020–2022)
Alexander Nanta Linggi
(since 2022)
Chief Executive OfficerAhmad 'Asri Abdul Hamid
(until 2023)
Mohd Zaid Zakaria
(2023–2024)
Zainora Zainal
(since 2024)
(until 2023)
Mohd Zaid Zakaria
(2023–2024)
Zainora Zainal
(since 2024)
Preceded byMeor Abdul Aziz Osman
Preceded byNorah Abdul Rahman
(BN–PBB)
(BN–PBB)
Yusuf Abd Wahab | |
|---|---|
| يوسف عبدالوهاب | |
| Chairman of the Construction Industry Development Board | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2020 | |
| Minister | Fadillah Yusof (2020–2022) Alexander Nanta Linggi (since 2022) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Ahmad 'Asri Abdul Hamid (until 2023) Mohd Zaid Zakaria (2023–2024) Zainora Zainal (since 2024) |
| Preceded by | Meor Abdul Aziz Osman |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong Manis | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Norah Abdul Rahman (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 8,674 (2018) 13,908 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018 | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yusuf bin Abd Wahab 10 December 1963 |
| Citizenship | |
| Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Children | 4 |
| University of Nebraska Omaha | |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P206 Tanjong Manis | Yusuf Abd Wahab (PBB) | 11,402 | 80.69% | Mohamad Fadillah Sabali (AMANAH) | 2,728 | 19.31% | 14,425 | 8,674 | 65.87% | ||
| 2022 | Yusuf Abd Wahab (PBB) | 16,474 | 86.52% | Zainab Suhaili (AMANAH) | 2,566 | 13.48% | 19,395 | 13,908 | 57.79% | |||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Sarawak
Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2025)[6]
Companion of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (JBK) (2020)[7]