Salim Shariff

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd. Sharif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd. Salim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd. Salim bin Mohd. Sharif (Jawi: محمد سليم بن محمد شريف, born 1 January 1966) is a Malaysian politician who served as Chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) from May 2020 to December 2022, Senator from April 2014 to April 2017 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Jempol from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had served as the Division Chief of UMNO of Jempol from 2013 to 2023.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Haji Mohd. Salim Mohd. Sharif SMW DBNS
محمّد سليم محمّد شريف‎
Chairman of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority
In office 1 May 2020 – 15 December 2022
Minister	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2020–2021) Mahdzir Khalid (2021–2022) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2022)
Director-General	Ahmad Shabri Zainuddin Wan Mohamad
Preceded by	Rosely Kusip
Succeeded by	Noraini Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jempol
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,631 (2018)
Senator Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
In office 21 April 2014 – 28 April 2018 Serving with Chong Sin Woon
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2014–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mohammed Najib Abdullah (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Azam Hamzah (PH–PKR)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2014–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohd. Salim bin Sharif @ Mohd. Sharif (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58) Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P127 Jempol		Mohd. Salim Mohd. Sharif (UMNO)	26,819	46.83%		Kamarulzaman Kamdias (PPBM)	25,188	43.98%	58,523	1,631	84.12%
							Mustaffa Daharun (PAS)	5,267	9.19%

Honours

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight of the Order of Loyal Service to Negeri Sembilan (DBNS) – Dato' (2012)^[5]
•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2022)

References

1. "KPLB lantik pengerusi baharu MARA, RISDA" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. "Mohd Salim Sharif @ Mohd Sharif" (in Malay). Sinar Harian.
3. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".