Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Arif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Arifin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Haji
Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif
PGDK JP MLA
محمّد عارفين بن محمّد عارف‎
Ministerial Roles (Sabah)
2013–2018Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
2020–2022Minister with Special Tasks
2022–2023Minister of Special Functions and Coordination
2023–Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Other Roles
2021–Chairman of the Islamic Affairs Coordination Committee
Advisor on Islamic Affairs to the Chief Minister
Vice President of the
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 February 2023
PresidentHajiji Noor
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
since 2022Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born
Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif

(1963-05-08) 8 May 1963 (age 61)[1]
Kimanis, Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018)
Bersatu Sabah (BERSATU Sabah) (2019–2022)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2019–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
(2020–2021)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022)
SpouseLenny Natasha Musa
RelationsMusa Aman
(Father-in-law)
Yamani Hafez Musa
(Brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Putra Malaysia (PhD)
OccupationPolitician

Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif (born 8 May 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. Previously, he served as State Minister of Special Tasks. He has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Membakut since March 2004. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[2][3][4][5]

On 21 March 2022, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Putra Malaysia[6].

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N24 Membakut Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) 4,003 63.92% Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR) 2,260 36.08% 6,412 1,743 70.29%
2008 Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) 5,490 73.39% Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR) 1,991 26.61% 7,649 3,499 77.73%
2013 Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) 6,547 65.32% Narawi Ahmad (PKR) 3,037 30.30% 10,260 3,510 87.30%
Banjimin Ondoi (SAPP) 300 2.99%
Jaapar Ag Gador (STAR) 139 1.39%
2018 Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) 6,495 57.22% Abd Sani Marip (WARISAN) 4,092 36.80% 11,565 2,403 86.40%
Ali Omar Mohd Idris (PHRS) 456 4.02%
Rosjelen Salimat (PCS) 223 1.96%
Yahya Ahmad (IND) 85 1.06%
2020 N31 Membakut Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (BERSATU) 6,363 60.70% Mohd. Kamaruddin Abd. Hamid (WARISAN) 2,942 28.07% 10,482 3,421 76.98%
Ag Duramin Tafa (IND) 588 5.61%
Saat Ag. Damit (PCS) 526 5.02%
Seniati Abd Ghani (USNO Baru) 63 0.60%

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). Sabah. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ Muguntan Vanar (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star Online. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ Bernama (31 July 2020). "Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Sabah assemblyman earns Doctor of Philosophy". 2022.
  7. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  9. ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.


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