| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri |
| Osman Aroff | |
| Native Name: | عثمان عروف |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Menteri Besar of Kedah |
| Term Start: | 28 January 1985 |
| Term End: | 16 June 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin |
| Successor: | Sanusi Junid |
| Constituency: | Jitra |
| Office1: | Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| Term Start1: | 1 September 2016 |
| Term End1: | 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh |
| Successor1: | Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Birth Name: | Osman bin Aroff |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Jitra, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Children: | 4 |
| Education: | Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid |
| Alma Mater: | Washington University in St. Louis |
Osman bin Aroff (born 23 November 1940) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 28 January 1985 to 16 June 1996.[1] [2]
Born in Jitra, Kedah on 23 November 1940, he received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Jitra until the fourth grade. Next in 1951, he continued his secondary education at Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Setar, Kedah. He graduated from Cambridge Senior in 1958. From 1959 to 1963, he continued his studies in political science at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]
He is married to Puan Sri Azizah Abdul Hamid and has 4 children.[3]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | N01 Jitra | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 7,637 | 59.49% | Ayob Jasin (PMIP) | 5,193 | 40.51% | 13,719 | 2,434 | 77.60% | |||||
| 1974 | N04 Jitra | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | Unopposed | ||||||||||||
| 1978 | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 8,508 | 63.61% | Ahmad Yusof (PAS) | 4,868 | 36.39% | 14,038 | 3,640 | 76.75% | ||||||
| 1982 | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 11,851 | 73.55% | Mohamad @ Mohd Salleh Yaacob (PAS) | 4,262 | 26.45% | 16,480 | 7,589 | 76.42% | ||||||
| 1986 | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 12,876 | 73.78% | Mohd. Kamal Haji Ismail (PAS) | 4,577 | 26.22% | 17,986 | 8,299 | 72.84% | ||||||
| 1990 | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 15,083 | 79.11% | Abd Rashid Mohd Salleh (S46) | 3,982 | 20.89% | 19,862 | 11,101 | 77.46% | ||||||
| 1995 | N06 Jitra | Osman Aroff (UMNO) | 9,483 | 57.77% | Abu Kassim Abdullah (PAS) | 6,933 | 42.23% | 16,727 | 2,550 | 76.65% | |||||