Arif Shah Omar Shah

Arif Shah bin Omar Shah (born 2 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He had served as Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Seberang Jaya from 2004 to 2013. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Arif Shah Omar Shah
DMSM PJK
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Seberang Jaya
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byRaden Muhamad Amin Raden Hadi Munir
Succeeded byAfif Bahardin
Majority533
Personal details
Born (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
SpouseDatin Latifah Asmawi
ChildrenIzhar Shah Arif Shah
Residence(s)Persiaran Tenggiri, Seberang Jaya
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Omar Shah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Arif Shah. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Arif Shah was a former Member of Legislative Assembly for Seberang Jaya, Penang for two consecutive terms since 2004. He was nicknamed by the local Chinese community as "pek moh" (白毛), meaning "white hair" in Hokkien, because he was full of white hair.

Early life and education

Arif Shah was born on 2 November 1956. Arif Shah can speak Mandarin and Hokkien due to his early education at SRJK(C) Hun Lian, Taiping, Perak and followed by primary school extension at SRJK(C) Chong Hwa Wei Sin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. He then continued his education at SMJK(C) Chong Hwa Wei Sin, Kuala Terengganu and continued his studies at Chong Hwa High School, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. His ability to speak Mandarin and Hokkien is expected to be able to understand the problems of the Chinese community and be able to communicate with them.

Next he studied at the Federal Institute of Technology majoring in civil engineering. Then to Graber International, California, United States in the department of building materials.

Misidenfication

On 15 March 2008, a demonstration was held in front of the Komtar building, Penang. The demonstration was broadcast by TV3 and RTM. They were orchestrated by the opposition in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. There was a newspaper that wrongly reported that Arif Shah was also present in this gathering, because the picture showed a white-haired man who was thought to be Arif Shah, but was actually Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir. They objected to the announcement of the Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng to abolish the New Economic Policy and replaced it with the Malaysian Economic Agenda.[1]

Honours
  •  Penang :
    • Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
  •  Malacca :
    • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2007)

Election results
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N10 Seberang Jaya Arif Shah Omar Shah (UMNO) 10,113 64.16% Mansor Othman (PKR) 5,649 35.84% 15,962 4,464 79.48%
2008 Arif Shah Omar Shah (UMNO) 9,395 51.50% Ramli Bulat (PKR) 8,862 48.50% 18,493 533 81.54%
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P044 Permatang Pauh, Penang Arif Shah Omar Shah (UMNO) 15,524 33.16% Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) 31,195 66.64% 47,258 15,671 80.84%
Hanafi Mamat (AKIM) 92 0.20%

References
  1. Tugas Tunjuk Perasaan Diambil Umno
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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