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Daud Yusof

Party
WARISAN · Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency
Bongawan
State
Sabah
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Why this matters to you

As the elected assemblyman for Bongawan — a constituency within the Kimanis parliamentary area on Sabah's south-western coast — Daud Yusof is the primary representative for residents of Bongawan at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, where he votes on the state budget and legislation affecting local services such as roads, water supply, and electricity (Source: bernama.com). His active advocacy for fisheries downstream processing and marine product factories directly concerns local fishermen and agricultural workers in the Bongawan area, where he has argued that government intervention is needed to stabilise catch prices and reduce losses to intermediaries (Source: bernama.com, malaymail.com). Residents of Bongawan, which has 24,019 registered voters, returned him for a third term in November 2025, giving him a continued mandate to represent the constituency's development agenda (Source: bernama.com).

Summary

Datuk Dr Daud bin Yusof (born 22 January 1961) is a Parti Warisan Sabah politician and three-term assemblyman for Bongawan in Sabah, first elected in 2018 and most recently re-elected at the 17th Sabah State Election on 29 November 2025. He previously served as State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries (2018–2020) and is a member of Warisan's supreme council, holding the position of vice-president. His legislative focus has centred on agricultural development, fisheries downstream processing, and Sabah's blue economy.

Biography

Datuk Dr Daud bin Yusof (born 22 January 1961) is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Warisan Sabah (WARISAN) who has represented the Bongawan state constituency in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly since May 2018 [1]. Prior to entering electoral politics, he is recorded as having worked as a civil servant [2]. He first won the Bongawan seat at the 14th General Election (GE14) in May 2018, defeating then-incumbent Datuk Mohamad Alamin of Barisan Nasional [1]. Following his first election victory, he was appointed State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries of Sabah in the WARISAN state administration under Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal, a post he held from May 2018 until the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020 [1]. He successfully defended Bongawan at the 2020 Sabah state election, polling 5,400 votes with a majority of 1,802 votes [3]. He was elected to Warisan's supreme council (AMT) for the 2021–2024 term [4]. In GE15 (November 2022), he was fielded as Warisan's candidate for the Kimanis parliamentary seat but was unsuccessful, with Kimanis being won by BN's Mohamad Alamin [3]. He holds the title of Datuk and carries the honorific 'Dr', indicating a doctoral qualification, though the field of study has not been confirmed from allowlist sources. At the 17th Sabah State Election held on 29 November 2025, he retained Bongawan for a third consecutive term, polling 5,542 votes with a 938-vote majority in a nine-cornered contest that included former Foreign Minister Tan Sri Anifah Aman (GRS) and Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin (BN) [4]. He holds the position of Warisan vice-president as of 2025 [4].

Known for

Daud Yusof is known as a three-term incumbent assemblyman for Bongawan who has held the seat through consecutive elections in 2018, 2020, and 2025, including a high-profile nine-cornered contest in 2025 against a former Foreign Minister and a sitting Deputy Foreign Minister [4][3]. He previously served as State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries under the WARISAN state government (2018–2020) and has consistently advocated for agricultural and fisheries development in Sabah's state assembly [1][5].

Political positions

Daud Yusof has focused his assembly advocacy on agriculture, fisheries, and food security. At the December 2025 Sabah State Assembly budget debate, he called for greater emphasis on agriculture, entrepreneurship, and fisheries development [6]. He specifically argued for strengthening downstream fisheries by building marine product processing factories — including facilities for sardines, anchovies, and frozen fish products — to stabilise fishermen's catch prices, reduce dependence on intermediaries, create local jobs, and increase the export value of Sabah's seafood sector [4]. He has framed fisheries development as central to Sabah's 'blue economy'. As a Warisan member and party vice-president, his political positioning is broadly aligned with Warisan's platform of Sabah autonomy and rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) [4].

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]wikidata.org
  3. [3]freemalaysiatoday.com
  4. [4]bernama.com
  5. [5]malaymail.com
  6. [6]thestar.com.my

Before politics

  1. Pre-2018Worked as a civil servant prior to entering electoral politics. Wikidata records his occupation as civil servant.⛓

Political career

  1. May 2018First elected as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Bongawan at GE14, defeating incumbent Datuk Mohamad Alamin of Barisan Nasional.⛓
  2. May 2018 – September 2020Served as State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries of Sabah in the WARISAN state administration under Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal, until the collapse of the WARISAN administration.⛓
  3. September 2020Successfully defended Bongawan at the 16th Sabah State Election, polling 5,400 votes with a majority of 1,802 in a four-cornered contest. This marked his second consecutive term as Bongawan assemblyman.⛓
  4. August 2022Elected to Warisan's supreme council (AMT) for the 2021–2024 party leadership term.⛓
  5. November 2022Contested the Kimanis parliamentary seat for Warisan at GE15. The seat was won by BN's Mohamad Alamin.⛓
  6. November 2025Retained Bongawan for a third consecutive term at the 17th Sabah State Election, polling 5,542 votes with a 938-vote majority in a nine-cornered contest that included former Foreign Minister Tan Sri Anifah Aman (GRS) and Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin (BN).⛓

Election history

  • 2025Bongawan (N30)Won⛓
  • 2022Kimanis (P176)Lost24.5%⛓
  • 2020Bongawan (N30)Won32.3%⛓
  • 2018Bongawan (N30)Won⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2025WARISAN
    • If agriculture is the guarantee of food security, then fisheries (industry) is the guarantee of Sabah's blue economy.

      Said during the debate on the Sabah Supply Bill 2026 at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly sitting in Kota Kinabalu. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • GovernmentAs an opposition assemblyman in the current Sabah state legislature (Warisan is in opposition to the GRS-led government), Daud Yusof has used assembly debates to push for greater state investment in agriculture, fisheries, and food industries, framing these as priorities for Bongawan and the wider Sabah economy.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsDaud Yusof has won Bongawan at three consecutive state elections (2018, 2020, 2025). He contested but lost the Kimanis parliamentary seat at GE15 (2022). He served as State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries from May 2018 to September 2020. He holds the position of Warisan vice-president.⛓
  • ExpertFree Malaysia Today described Bongawan as a key battleground in the 2025 Sabah state election, noting that Daud Yusof 'has the advantage of incumbency having just completed two terms in the seat', while analysts were divided on the outcome given the strong opposition from Anifah Aman and Mohamad Alamin.⛓
  • OppositionNST reported that Daud Yusof's 2025 victory in Bongawan was described as 'a surprise victory', as earlier unofficial reports had indicated a win for BN's Mohamad Alamin, with the final official count reversing those initial projections.⛓

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