Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamad Ariff Sabri.

Mohamad Ariff Sabri bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: محمد عارف صبري بن عبد العزيز), commonly known by his blogger name of Sakmongkol AK47, is a Malaysian politician and prominent blogger. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament of Raub in Pahang for one term from 2013 to 2018.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Mohamad Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz DIMP
محمد عارف صبري بن عبد العزيز
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Ng Yen Yen (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (PH–DAP)
Majority	2,814
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Pulau Manis
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Khairuddin Mahmud (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,491
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 68–69) Kampung Parit, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2012–) United Malay National Organization (UMNO) (until 2012)
Alma mater	University of Malaya University of Manchester (Owens)
Occupation	Politician, Blogger
Known for	Blogger name of Sakmongkol AK47
Website	Blog

Ariff Sabri was a member of United Malay National Organization (UMNO) until 2012 and served as the Pekan UMNO chief of information under Dato' Seri Najib Razak from 2000 to 2004 formerly. He was also the former Pahang assemblyman for Pulau Manis from 2004 to 2008 then.

In early 2012, he and another prominent blogger, Aspan Alias left UMNO and joined the DAP, citing UMNO's failure to eradicate corruption and increase the livelihood of Malays in general.^[1] He won the Pahang parliamentary seat of Raub under the DAP ticket in the 2013 general election.

He suffered a stroke in 2018 and did not seek a second term reelection for his Raub parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election.^[2]

Personal life

Ariff Sabri graduated with a degree on economics from the University of Malaya and University of Manchester (Owens).

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N20 Pulau Manis		Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (UMNO)	7,153	66.27%		Mohd Fadzil Malek (PAS)	2,662	24.66%	10,794	4,491	80.98%

Parliament of Malaysia^[3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P080 Raub		Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (DAP)	23,415	51.96%		Hoh Khai Mun (MCA)	20,601	45.72%	45,060	2,814	83.10%

Honours

•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2008)