Osman Aroff

Osman bin Aroff (born 23 November 1940) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 28 January 1985 to 16 June 1996.[1][2]

Osman Aroff
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عثمان عروف
6th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office
28 January 1985  16 June 1996
MonarchAbdul Halim
Preceded bySyed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
Succeeded bySanusi Junid
ConstituencyJitra
Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia
In office
1 September 2016  2017
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Pawanteh
Succeeded byTunku Puteri Intan Safinaz
Personal details
Born
Osman bin Aroff

(1940-11-23) 23 November 1940
Jitra, Kedah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse
Azizah Abdul Hamid
(m. 1968; died 2010)
Children4
EducationKolej Sultan Abdul Hamid
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Born in Jitra, Kedah on 23 November 1940, he received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Jitra until the fourth grade. Next in 1951, he continued his secondary education at Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Setar, Kedah. He graduated from Cambridge Senior in 1958. From 1959 to 1963, he continued his studies in political science at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Puan Sri Azizah Abdul Hamid and has 4 children.[3]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References


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