| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Haji |
| Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif | |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|محمّد عارفين بن محمّد عارف |
| Birth Name: | Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Kimanis, Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Office1: | Ministerial Roles (Sabah) |
| Subterm1: | 2013–2018 |
| Suboffice1: | Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister |
| Subterm2: | 2020–2022 |
| Suboffice2: | Minister with Special Tasks |
| Subterm3: | 2022–2023 |
| Suboffice3: | Minister of Special Functions and Coordination |
| Subterm4: | 2023– |
| Suboffice4: | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Office5: | Other Roles |
| Subterm5: | 2021– |
| Suboffice5: | Chairman of the Islamic Affairs Coordination Committee |
| Suboffice6: | Advisor on Islamic Affairs to the Chief Minister |
| Subterm8: | 2020-2022 |
| Subterm9: | 2020–2022 |
| Subterm10: | 2004–2018 |
| Suboffice10: | Barisan Nasional |
| Subterm11: | 2018–2019 |
| Suboffice11: | Independent |
| Subterm12: | 2019–2020 |
| Suboffice12: | Pakatan Harapan |
| Suboffice13: | Perikatan Nasional |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation Sabah (Sabah UMNO) Bersatu Sabah (BERSATU Sabah) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Relations: | Musa Aman Yamani Hafez Musa |
| Spouse: | Lenny Natasha Musa |
| Alma Mater: | University of Putra Malaysia (PhD) |
| Suboffice14: | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Subterm13: | 2020–2022 |
| Subterm14: | since 2022 |
| Office10: | Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly |
| Office9: | Vice President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah |
| Alongside9: | Rubin Balang & Masiung Banah |
| Term Start9: | 5 February 2023 |
| President9: | Hajiji Noor |
Mohd. Arifin bin Mohd. Arif (born 8 May 1963) is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. Previously, he served as State Minister of Special Tasks. He has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Membakut since March 2004. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[1] [2] [3] [4]
On 21 March 2022, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Putra Malaysia[5] .
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N24 Membakut | (UMNO) | 4,003 | 63.92% | Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR) | 2,260 | 36.08% | 6,412 | 1,743 | 70.29% | ||||
| 2008 | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) | 5,490 | 73.39% | Awang Tangah Awang Amin (PKR) | 1,991 | 26.61% | 7,649 | 3,499 | 77.73% | |||||
| 2013 | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) | 6,547 | 65.32% | Narawi Ahmad (PKR) | 3,037 | 30.30% | 10,260 | 3,510 | 87.30% | |||||
| Banjimin Ondoi (SAPP) | 300 | 2.99% | ||||||||||||
| Jaapar Ag Gador (STAR) | 139 | 1.39% | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (UMNO) | 6,495 | 57.22% | Abd Sani Marip (WARISAN) | 4,092 | 36.80% | 11,565 | 2,403 | 86.40% | |||||
| Ali Omar Mohd Idris (PHRS) | 456 | 4.02% | ||||||||||||
| Rosjelen Salimat (PCS) | 223 | 1.96% | ||||||||||||
| Yahya Ahmad (IND) | 85 | 1.06% | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | N31 Membakut | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif (BERSATU) | 6,363 | 60.70% | Mohd. Kamaruddin Abd. Hamid (WARISAN) | 2,942 | 28.07% | 10,482 | 3,421 | 76.98% | ||||
| Ag Duramin Tafa (IND) | 588 | 5.61% | ||||||||||||
| Saat Ag. Damit (PCS) | 526 | 5.02% | ||||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Seniati Abd Ghani (USNO Baru) | 63 | 0.60% | |||||||||||