Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif
Malaysian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2][3][4][5]
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Arif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Arifin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts Ministerial roles (Sabah), 2013–2018 ...
Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif | |
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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 (1963-05-08) 8 May 1963 (age 61)[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 |
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