Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif
Yang Berhormat Datuk Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif (born 8 May 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the 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 of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[2][3][4][5]
Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif | |
|---|---|
| محمد عارفين بن محمد عارف | |
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 2013–2018 | Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister |
| 2020–2022 | Minister with Special Tasks |
| 2022–2023 | Minister of Special Functions and Coordination |
| 2023- | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020-2022 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| since 2022 | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (coalition) |
| since 2023 | Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) |
| Other roles | |
| 2021– | Chairman of the Islamic Affairs Coordination Committee |
| Advisor on Islamic Affairs to the Chief Minister | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif 8 May 1963[1] Kimanis, Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United 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) |
| Spouse | Lenny Natasha Musa |
| Relations | Musa Aman (father-in-law) Yamani Hafez Musa (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N24 Membakut, P176 Kimanis | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) | 4,003 | 63.92% | Awang Tangah Awang Amin (keADILan) | 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, P176 Kimanis | 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
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2008)[1]
References
- "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). Sabah. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- 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.
- Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Bernama (31 July 2020). "Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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