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Jafry Ariffin

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Jafry Ariffin
جفري عارفين
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
In office
8 October 2020 – 11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantJoniston Bangkuai
Preceded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
Succeeded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
ConstituencySukau
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sukau
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Preceded bySaddi Abdul Rahman
(BNUMNO)
Majority2,129 (2020)
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Jafry bin Ariffin

(1963-10-26) 26 October 1963 (age 61)[1]
Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysia
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseHalida Bahad
Alma materInternational Islamic University Malaysia
OccupationPolitician[2]

Datuk 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 and the Deputy Division Chief of Kinabatangan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[3][4]

Election results

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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

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  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.