Yusmadi is a lawyer, politician and scholar. A Senior lawyer, former MP/Ahli Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) (representing Balik Pulau constituency) in 2008-2013 and a Member of Senate/Ahli Dewan Negara (Upper House) (2018-2021), Parliament of Malaysia with a wealth of experience in law, politics, human rights and international affairs with strong passion in public service and public diplomacy.His contribution in public service in particular law and human rights were duly recognized internationally when he was awarded with the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) for Regional Human Rights Advocacy by the US Govt in 2004 and the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship for Law & Human Rights 2006-2007 by the Fulbright Commission at American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. He is also Draper Hills Democracy & Development Fellow 2008 at Center of Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University, Palo, California.He has been invited as key speakers in many important international forums and conferences such as Doha Forum (Doha), Forum2000 (Prague), World Forum for Democracy 2013 (Strasbourg), Tamil Human Rights Conference (Chennai), EducationUSA Asia Pacific Conference (Kuala Lumpur), etcAs Member of Parliament he has represented Malaysia in many multilateral, inter-parliamentarians caucuses meetings such as United Nation General Assembly (New York), Commonwealth Political Parties meeting (Maldives), Special mission to International Criminal Court in Hague by Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), Asia Pacific Parliamentarians Forum (Mongolia), World E-Parliament (Rome), Asia Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (Vietnam) etc.He was appointed as a Committee Member of Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Parliamentary Special Committee by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong (the King of Malaysia) by virtue of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009In 2013 Yusmadi was invited by the Secretary General of Commonwealth, HE Kamalesh Sharma to be part of the Commonwealth Election Observer Team (led by Dr. Lawrence Gonzi former Prime Minister of Malta) for Maldives Presidential Election (2013).In March 1999, Yusmadi was appointed as Adjunct Professor (Pro Bono) at ISTAC-IIUM October 2019, Yusmadi was selected as the first Lee Kuan Yew Senior Fellow in Public Service at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.Senator Yusmadi was also the Chairman of Senate Reform Working Committee at Dewan Negara (Upper House) Parliament of Malaysia.