Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof

Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (Jawi: عبدال جبار محمد يوسف, Malay pronunciation: [abdul jabar]) or more commonly known as Cikgu Jabar was a Malaysian politician and teacher. He has served as the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Batu Laut for three consecutive terms from 1974 to 1986, becoming the first and only independent politician in Malaysian history in doing so.[1]

Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof
عبدال جبار محمد يوسف
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Batu Laut
In office
24 August 1974 – 2 August 1986
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySairun Abdul Hamid
Majority1,230 (1974)
1,530 (1978)
256 (1982)
Personal details
Born
Abdul Jabar bin Mohamed Yusof

Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Alliance (−1974)
OccupationTeacher, politician

Political career

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Cikgu Jabar was formerly a member of UMNO before becoming an Independent politician. During his tenure as the member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Batu Laut, he managed to secure the Batu Laut seat even though at that time the Alliance Party and UMNO was quite strong under the leadership of former Menteri Besar of Selangor and UMNO Youth Chief, Harun Idris. Datuk Harun competed at Morib, a constituency neighboring Batu Laut.

Cikgu Jabar is a legend in his own right, he redefined the idea of an "Independent candidate". His political career though ended after he joined the now-defunct Malaysian Nationalist Party or NASMA in 1986, losing badly to BN's Sairun Abdul Hamid.[2]

Election results

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Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1974 Batu Laut Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (Independent) 3,183 61.97% Samad Mahrudin (UMNO) 1,953 38.03% 5,136 1,230 78.57%
1978 Batu Laut Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (Independent) 4,043 61.67% Mohd Yusof Dahlan (UMNO) 2,513 38.33% 6,556 1,530 72.94%
1982 Batu Laut Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (Independent) 3,885 49.76% Shahrom Maasom (UMNO) 3,629 46.48% 7,808 256 82.58%
1986 Batu Laut Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof (NASMA) 2,009 20.59% Sairun Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 6,993 71.68% 9,756 4,984 77.36%

References

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  1. ^ "In between the veterans there was a Cikgu Jabar and lawyer Razak". The Mole. March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Resetting our political construct". The Star. July 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". SPR. April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.