Chik Mohamad Yusuf

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sheikh Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Chik Mohamad Yusuf.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman
PMN SPCM SPMP
چئ محمد يوسف شيخ عبدالرحمن‎
3rd Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
25 November 1964 – 1 March 1974
MonarchsPutra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded bySyed Esa Alwee
Succeeded byNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud
Personal details
Born(1907-03-03)3 March 1907
Died26 June 1975(1975-06-26) (aged 68)
SpouseZainab Mohd. Rashid
Parents
  • Sheikh Abdul Rahman (father)
  • Mariam Kulop Mohd Yusuff (mother)

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Chik Mohamad Yusuf bin Sheikh Abdul Rahman[1] (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.[2] A road in Ipoh was also named after him.

  1. ^ Full, styled name here: Official Report: Dewan Rakyat – Third Parliament, Third Session[permanent dead link] Dewan Rakyat. Accessed 9 June 2010
  2. ^ Info Sekolah (in Malay) SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M Yusuf. Accessed 9 June 2010