Arifin Asgali Explained

Arifin Asgali
Birth Name:Arifin bin Asgali
Birth Place:Batu Sapi, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Office1:Ministerial roles (Sabah)
Subterm1:2018–2020
Office5:Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Subterm5:2018–2020
Suboffice5:Sabah Heritage Party
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat)
Otherparty:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Occupation:Politician

Arifin bin Asgali is a Malaysian politician who has been the State Assistant Minister. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sekong from May 2018 until September 2020. He was a former member of the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) from 2016 until 2023.[1] [2] Since 2024, He currently a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah or better known as "Gagasan Rakyat", a component party of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N43 Sekong, P185 Batu SapiArifin Asgali (WARISAN)6,74056.56%Samsudin Yahya (UMNO)4,70539.48%12,3042,03574.50%
Sahar Abdul Majid (PAS)3663.07%
Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman (STAR)480.40%
Datu Mohd Faisal Datu Bachtiyal (IND)430.36%
Alias Rahmad Benjamin (PKS)160.13%

Notes and References

  1. News: 2018-05-15. Lima wakil rakyat Warisan digugurkan untuk beri laluan muka baru. ms. Astro Awani. 2018-05-16.
  2. News: 2019-11-22. Bill to take out 90 villages in forest reserves passed. Daily Express. 2020-06-17.