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 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 of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.
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 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 | 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
Sabah : - Justice of the Peace of Sabah (JP) (2006)
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2008)
References
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