Jafry Ariffin
Malaysian politician (born 1963)
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Jafry bin Ariffin (born 26 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has 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 since December 2025 and from October 2020 to his removal from the position in January 2023 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sukau since September 2020. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional of Sabah (Sabah BN) coalition. He has served as the State Deputy Chairman of Sabah BN since January 2026 and State Chairman of Sabah UMNO since December 2025. In addition, he is also the Acting Division Chief of UMNO of Kinabatangan.[3][4][5]
Jafry Ariffin | |
|---|---|
| جفري عارفين | |
| State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 | |
| Governor | Musa Aman |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Assistant | Andi Rizal |
| Preceded by | Christina Liew Chin Jin |
| Constituency | Sukau |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Saddi Abdul Rahman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,129 (2020) 1,234 (2025) |
| State Deputy Chairman of the Barisan Nasional of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2026 | |
| National Chairman | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| State Chairman | Arthur Joseph Kurup |
| State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2025 | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Deputy | Mohd Hasnol Ayub |
| Preceded by | Bung Moktar Radin |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2020– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jafry bin Ariffin 26 October 1963[1] |
| Party |  United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional of Sabah (Sabah BN) |
| Spouse | Halida Bahad |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician[2] |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N59 Sukau | Jafry Ariffin (Sabah 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% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Jafry Ariffin (Sabah UMNO) | 5,143 | 45.68% | Juhari Janan (GAGASAN) | 3,909 | 34.72% | 11,493 | 1,234 | 69.52% | |||
| Azhari Rangon (WARISAN) | 1,605 | 14.26% | ||||||||||
| Pengiran Petra Pengiran Asri (Sabah BERSATU) | 381 | 3.38% | ||||||||||
| Roslan Madali (IMPIAN) | 118 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
| Nordin Damit (PR) | 54 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| Afiq Anwari Zulkifli (PKS) | 48 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2008)
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2016)- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2021)[8]
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