Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof

عبدال جبار محمد يوسف‎Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Batu LautIn office
24 August 1974 – 2 August 1986Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded bySairun Abdul HamidMajority1,230 (1974)
1,530 (1978)
256 (1982) Personal detailsBorn
Selangor, MalaysiaPolitical partyIndependentOther political
affiliationsAlliance (−1974)OccupationTeacher, politician

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]

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]

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%