Salim Sharif

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

Mohd Salim bin Sharif @ Mohd Sharif (Jawi: محمّد سليم بن محمّد شريف, born 1 January 1966) is a Malaysian politician who had served as Chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) from May 2020 to December 2022, Member of Parliament (MP) for Jempol from May 2018 to November 2022 and as a Senator from April 2014 to April 2017. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had served as the Division Chief of UMNO of Jempol from 2013 to 2023.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Mohd Salim Mohd Sharif SMW DBNS PJK
محمّد سليم محمّد شريف‎
Chairman of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority
In office 1 May 2020 – 15 December 2022
Minister	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2020–2021) Mahdzir Khalid (2021–2022) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2022)
Director-General	Ahmad Shabri Zainuddin Wan Mohamad
Preceded by	Rosely Kusip
Succeeded by	Noraini Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jempol
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,631 (2018)
Senator Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
In office 21 April 2014 – 28 April 2018 Serving with Chong Sin Woon
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2014–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mohammed Najib Abdullah (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Azam Hamzah (PH–PKR)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2014–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohd. Salim bin Sharif @ Mohd. Sharif (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 59) Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Fazidah Abdul Rahman
Children	5
Alma mater	University College of Agroscience Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P127 Jempol		Mohd. Salim Mohd. Sharif (UMNO)	26,819	46.83%		Kamarulzaman Kamdias (BERSATU)	25,188	43.98%	58,523	1,631	84.12%
							Mustaffa Daharun (PAS)	5,267	9.19%

Honours

• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2022)
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight of the Order of Loyal Service to Negeri Sembilan (DBNS) – Dato' (2012)^[5]
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1994)^[6]

See also

• Members of the Dewan Negara, 13th Malaysian Parliament
• List of people who have served in both Houses of the Malaysian Parliament