Osman Aroff

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Aroff is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Osman.

Osman bin Aroff (born 23 November 1940) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 28 January 1985 to 16 June 1996.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Osman Aroff PSM SHMS SSDK DHMS DSDK SDK JMN KMN JP
عثمان عروف
6th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office 28 January 1985 – 16 June 1996
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Preceded by	Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
Succeeded by	Sanusi Junid
Constituency	Jitra
Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia
In office 1 September 2016 – 2017
Preceded by	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
Succeeded by	Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz
Personal details
Born	Osman bin Aroff (1940-11-23) 23 November 1940 (age 84) Jitra, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Azizah Abdul Hamid ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2010)​
Children	4
Education	Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Born in Jitra, Kedah on 23 November 1940, he received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Jitra until the fourth grade. Next in 1951, he continued his secondary education at Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Setar, Kedah. He graduated from Cambridge Senior in 1958. From 1959 to 1963, he continued his studies in political science at Washington University in St. Louis.^[1]

Personal life

He is married to Puan Sri Azizah Abdul Hamid and has 4 children.^[3]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1969	N01 Jitra		Osman Aroff (UMNO)	7,637	59.49%		Ayob Jasin (PMIP)	5,193	40.51%	13,719	2,434	77.60%
1974	N04 Jitra		Osman Aroff (UMNO)	Unopposed
1978			Osman Aroff (UMNO)	8,508	63.61%		Ahmad Yusof (PAS)	4,868	36.39%	14,038	3,640	76.75%
1982			Osman Aroff (UMNO)	11,851	73.55%		Mohamad @ Mohd Salleh Yaacob (PAS)	4,262	26.45%	16,480	7,589	76.42%
1986			Osman Aroff (UMNO)	12,876	73.78%		Mohd. Kamal Haji Ismail (PAS)	4,577	26.22%	17,986	8,299	72.84%
1990			Osman Aroff (UMNO)	15,083	79.11%		Abd Rashid Mohd Salleh (S46)	3,982	20.89%	19,862	11,101	77.46%
1995	N06 Jitra		Osman Aroff (UMNO)	9,483	57.77%		Abu Kassim Abdullah (PAS)	6,933	42.23%	16,727	2,550	76.65%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1976)^[5]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1984)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1991)^[5]
• Kedah :
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (1974)^[6]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1980)^[7]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (1983)
  • Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (1986)
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (1987)^[5]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) – Dato' Seri Diraja (2010)^[5]