Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof

Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
محمد عارف مد يوسف
Mohamad Ariff in 2019
9th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
16 July 2018 – 13 July 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Muhyiddin Yassin
DeputyMohd Rashid Hasnon
Nga Kor Ming
Preceded byPandikar Amin Mulia
Succeeded byAzhar Azizan Harun
ConstituencyNon-MP (Independent)
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof

1949 (age 74–75)
Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyNational Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015)
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (–2015)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
SpouseHakimah Hassan
ChildrenMuhamad Lutfi Mohamad Ariff
(press secretary to the former Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng)
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materLondon School of Economics (LLB)
Lincoln's Inn

Tan Sri Dato' Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof (Jawi: محمد عارف بن مد يوسف; born 1949) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 9th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia from July 2018 to his removal from speakership in July 2020.[1] He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He resigned from all AMANAH party positions but not membership to become more impartial after being appointed to the Dewan Rakyat speakership. Therefore, he remains an AMANAH ordinary member.[2]

  1. ^ "Mohamad Ariff speaker Dewan Rakyat - PM". HM Online (in Malay). 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Razak Ahmad (15 July 2018). "Mohamad Ariff best fits the bill". The Star. Retrieved 14 December 2018.