Career
Abu Seman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election for the seat of Masjid Tanah. He was subsequently appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary, and in 2009 was appointed as the Deputy Home Minister by the newly installed Prime Minister Najib Razak. His ministerial and parliamentary career came to an end in 2013, when he was not selected to recontest his seat for Barisan Nasional.
Before entering politics, Abu Seman was a lawyer with his own firm.
He is a former police inspector and prosecutor.