Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif

Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif
محمّد عارفين بن محمّد عارف
Ministerial Roles (Sabah)
2013–2018Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
2020–2022Minister with Special Tasks
2022–2023Minister 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
Assumed office
5 February 2023
PresidentHajiji Noor
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
since 2022Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
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)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited 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)
SpouseLenny Natasha Musa
RelationsMusa Aman
(Father-in-law)
Yamani Hafez Musa
(Brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Putra Malaysia (PhD)
OccupationPolitician

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 and one of the Vice Presidents of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[2][3][4][5]

On 21 March 2022, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Putra Malaysia[6].

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sabah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.
  3. ^ Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  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.