Sarifuddin Hata
Malaysian politician (born 1974)
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Sarifuddin bin Hata is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Merotai since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Finance of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister and former Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARSIAN state administration in September 2020. He is a member and Division Chief of Kalabakan of WARISAN and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]
Sarifuddin Hata | |
|---|---|
| شريف الدين حتى | |
| State Assistant Minister of Finance of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Ramlee Marhaban |
| Succeeded by | Jasnih Daya |
| Constituency | Merotai |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Merotai | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pang Yuk Ming (BN–LDP) |
| Majority | 2,150 (2018) 1,587 (2020) 4,016 (2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarifuddin bin Hata 11 March 1974 |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018) Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) |
| Spouse | Hazlina Ismail |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N58 Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata (WARISAN) | 7,707 | 51.94% | Lim Ting Khai (LDP) | 5,557 | 37.45% | 15,263 | 2,150 | 74.00% | ||
| Ahmad Dullah (PAS) | 1,209 | 8.15% | ||||||||||
| Arbaani Akum (AMANAH) | 193 | 1.30% | ||||||||||
| Sharatha Masyaroh John Ridwan Lincon (PHRS) | 125 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Nasir Sumadi (USNO Baru) | 28 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
| Azizul Tandek (PKS) | 20 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N72 Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata (WARISAN) | 4,058 | 47.83% | Mohamad Jailani Chachu (Sabah BERSATU) | 2,471 | 29.13% | 8,484 | 1,587 | 56.66% | ||
| Liew Yun Fah (PHRS) | 1,779 | 20.97% | ||||||||||
| Abdullah Palile (PCS) | 86 | 1.01% | ||||||||||
| Hafeezatul Halimah Mohamad (USNO Baru) | 60 | 0.71% | ||||||||||
| Shim Nyat Yun (LDP) | 30 | 0.35% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Sarifuddin Hata (WARISAN) | 8,855 | 58.21% | Ruji Ubi (PKR) | 4,839 | 31.81% | 15,373 | 4,016 | 58.87% | |||
| Hasan Haris (PAS) | 1,288 | 8.47% | ||||||||||
| Rhyme @ Reymie Kassim (IMPIAN) | 231 | 1.52% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[9]
