Mohd Shariff Omar

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

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Mohd Shariff Omar
PSM SPSK SSAP DPMK DGPN DMPN PPN
Permanent Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
30 December 2017 – 23 August 2020
DeputyAzimi Daim
Succeeded byMohd Suhaimi Abdullah
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry I
In office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Serving with Kerk Choo Ting (2004–2006)
Mah Siew Keong (2006–2008) (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRohani Abdul Karim
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
In office
15 December 1999 – 27 March 2004
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMohd Effendi Norwawi
Preceded byTengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor
Succeeded byHimself
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tasek Gelugor
In office
1999–2008
Preceded byIbrahim Saad
Succeeded byNor Mohamed Yakcop
In office
1990–1995
Preceded byMohammed Yusoff Abdul Latib
Succeeded byIbrahim Saad
Personal details
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(until 2008)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(2014–2016)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2016)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional
(until 2008)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2014–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
RelationsMohsein Md Shariff (Son)

Mohd Shariff bin Omar is a Malaysian politician. He had served Member of Parliament of Tasek Gelugor from 1990 to 1995 and 1999 to 2004. He was a member of UMNO, a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN). He currently is a member of BERSATU, a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN).