Education
University of Malaya.
University of Malaya.
He is the Works Minister in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government. His father, Yusof Merais, was an activist jailed several times by British colonial authorities. Yusof first ran for Parliament in the 2004 election, having previously been an official in the PBB and a lawyer
After being re-elected in the 2008 election, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation by then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
On 16 October 2010, he was conferred the award "Darjah Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang" (PGBK), which carries the title "Datuk". On 16 May 2013, after the 13th general election, he was promoted to a full Minister as Minister of Works under the new Cabinet line-up of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
He is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Petra Jaya constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).