Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif

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

Datuk Dr. 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 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023. Previously, he served as State Minister of Special Functions and Coordination. 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 GRS coalition.^[2][3][4][5]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif PGDK JP MLA
محمّد عارفين محمّد عارف‎
Ministerial Roles (Sabah)
2013–2018	Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
2020–2022	Minister with Special Tasks
2022–2023	Minister 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
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2023 Serving with Rubin Balang & Masiung Banah
President	Hajiji Noor
Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
Since 2022	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	Mohd Arifin bin Mohd Arif (1963-05-08) 8 May 1963 (age 62)[1] Kimanis, Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of 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) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022)
Spouse	Lenny Natasha Musa
Relations	Musa Aman (Father-in-law) Anifah Aman (Uncle-in-law) Yamani Hafez Musa (Brother-in-law)
Children	?
Alma mater	University of Putra Malaysia (PhD)
Occupation	Politician

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

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N24 Membakut		Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif (UMNO)	4,003	63.92%		Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR)	2,260	36.08%	6,412	1,743	70.29%
2008			Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif (UMNO)	5,490	73.39%		Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR)	1,991	26.61%	7,649	3,499	77.73%
2013			Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif (UMNO)	6,547	65.32%		Narawi Ahmad (PKR)	3,037	30.30%	10,260	3,510	87.30%
							Banjimin Ondoi (SAPP)	300	2.99%
							Jaapar Ag Gador (STAR)	139	1.39%
2018			Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif (UMNO)	6,495	57.22%		Abd Sani Marip (WARISAN)	4,092	36.80%	11,565	2,403	86.40%
							Ali Omar Mohd Idris (PHRS)	456	4.02%
							Rosjelen Salimat (PCS)	223	1.96%
							Yahya Ahmad (IND)	85	1.06%
2020	N31 Membakut		Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif (BERSATU)	6,363	60.70%		Mohd Kamaruddin Abd Hamid (WARISAN)	2,942	28.07%	10,482	3,421	76.98%
							Ag Duramin Tafa (IND)	588	5.61%
							Saat Ag. Damit (PCS)	526	5.02%
							Seniati Abd Ghani (USNO Baru)	63	0.60%

Honours

• Sabah:
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2008)^[1]
  • Justice of the Peace of Sabah (JP) (2006)^[10]