Jafry Ariffin

Jafry bin Ariffin (born 26 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sukau since September 2020. He served as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor from October 2020 to his removal from the position in January 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[3][4]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Jafry Ariffin PGDK JP MLA
جافري بن عاريفين
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
In office 8 October 2020 – 11 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Joniston Bangkuai
Preceded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Succeeded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Constituency	Sukau
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sukau
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Succeeded by	Saddi Abdul Rahman (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,129 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Jafry bin Ariffin (1963-10-26) 26 October 1963 (age 60)[1] Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Halida Bahad
Alma mater	International Islamic University Malaysia
Occupation	Politician[2]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	N59 Sukau		Jafry Ariffin (UMNO)	3,763	55.67%		Amrah Liwangsa (WARISAN)	1,634	24.16%	10,482	2,129	76.98%
							Saddi Abdul Rahman (IND)	1,228	18.17%
							Malaya Kasurah (PCS)	94	1.39%
							Jakariah Janit (GAGASAN)	41	0.61%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2008)
•  Sabah :
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2021)^[7]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2016)

References

1. https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002472.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. "Datuk Jafry Bin Arifin. Calon Barisan Nasional untuk rakyat Sabah, N.59 Sukau". Facebook. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "Bung Moktar confirms contesting Lamag seat in upcoming state election". The Borneo Post. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. "INTERACTIVE: Here's how Sabah voted | The Star". The Star (Malaysia). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
6. "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
7. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.