Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif
PGDK JP MLA
Yang Berhormat Datuk Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif PGDK JP MLA
محمّد عارفين محمّد 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
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 Serving with ; Rubin Balang & Masiung Banah
President	Hajiji Noor
Faction represented in the ; Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
Since 2022	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	Mohd Arifin bin Mohd Arif; 8 May 1963 (age 61); Kimanis, Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018) ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party of 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) ; Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022)
Spouse	Lenny Natasha Musa
Relations	Musa Aman ; (Father-in-law) ; Anifah Aman ; (Uncle-in-law) ; Yamani Hafez Musa ; (Brother-in-law)
Alma mater	University of Putra Malaysia (PhD)
Occupation	Politician

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 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023. Previously, he served as State Minister of Special Functions and Coordination. 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 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		Votes	Pct		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:
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2008)^[1]
- Justice of the Peace of Sabah (JP) (2006)^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "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 assemblyman earns Doctor of Philosophy". 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.

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[sabah-1] "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). Sabah. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[sabahdec12-2] 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.

[bersatu_apr6-3] Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[musa_coup-4] "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[warisan_sackings-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.

[undi.info-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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