[1] He was the father of Mujahid Yusof Rawa, the Senator and Deputy President of the National Trust Party (AMANAH).

Yusof joined PAS in 1951, and notably unseated future Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from the seat of Kota Setar Selatan in the 1969 election.

[1][2] Yusof was appointed as a Deputy Minister while PAS was a member of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition in the 1970s, and also served as Malaysia's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran.

Both joining the Barisan Nasional coalition and moving away from religious-based policy platforms caused the party to lose support.

[7] He resigned in 1989 citing health reasons,[9] and was replaced by his deputy Fadzil Noor,[10] who set the party on a more moderate path.