Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross came second in the contest, receiving 31 votes.
Prior to the parliamentary vote, Yousaf competed with intra-party rivals, beating rival Kate Forbes in a close contest with Ash Regan in third.
After the second round, when Regan was eliminated, Yousaf won 52.1% of the vote to Forbes’ 47.9% on Monday.
Yousaf, who joined the SNP in 2005, was also the first South Asian and first Muslim Cabinet secretary to serve in the Scottish government.
In May 2011, Yousaf was elected to the Scottish parliament as an additional member for the Glasgow region at the age of 26, becoming the youngest MSP to be elected to the Scottish parliament.
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