Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul RahmanFull, styled name here: Official Report: Dewan Rakyat – Third Parliament, Third Session Dewan Rakyat. Accessed 9 June 2010 (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.Info Sekolah (in Malay) SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M Yusuf. Accessed 9 June 2010 A road in Ipoh that interconnects Jalan Raja Permaisuri Bainun and the Yeoh Hong Seng Fountain (roundabout), was also named after him.
Biography C.M. Yusuf received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford.Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Columns 2515 to 2516. Dewan Rakyat. Accessed 9 June 2010 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.Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah-25/12 (in Malay). Accessed 9 June 2010
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
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1972)
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) Dato' Seri (1974) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1957)
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