Armizan Mohd Ali

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Ali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Armizan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Datuk Armizan bin Mohd Ali (Jawi: أرميزان بن محمّد علي; born 9 September 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions and Acting Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living^[1] in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and July 2023 respectively as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Papar since November 2022.^[2][3] He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), branch of a component party of the GRS and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions. He was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali DIMP PGDK ADK JP MP
أرميزان محمّد علي‎
Armizan in 2023
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions)
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Wilson Ugak Kumbong
Preceded by	Maximus Ongkili (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Special Duties)
Constituency	Papar
Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Incumbent
Acting 30 July 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Fuziah Salleh
Preceded by	Salahuddin Ayub
Constituency	Papar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Papar
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Ahmad Hassan (WARISAN)
Majority	12,224 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Armizan bin Mohd Ali (1976-09-09) 9 September 1976 (age 47) Kampung Pengalat Besar, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2019) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
Alma mater	International Islamic University Malaysia

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P175 Papar, Sabah		Armizan Mohd Ali (BERSATU)	22,620	51.99%		Ahmad Hassan (WARISAN)	10,396	23.89%	44,295	12,224	72.59%
							Henry Shim Chee On (DAP)	9,144	21.02%
							Nicholas Sylvester @ Berry (PEJUANG)	783	1.80%
							Johnny Sitamin (IND)	335	0.77%
							Norbert Chin Chuan Siong (IND)	231	0.53%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•   Pahang:
  •   Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2016)^[4]
•   Sabah:
  •   Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2008)^[5]
  • Justice of the Peace of Sabah (JP) (2010)^[6]
  •   Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)^[7]

References

1. "Pengganti Salahuddin diumum selepas PRN, Armizan pangku tugas Menteri KPDN - PM Anwar". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
2. "Armizan to temporarily replace Salahuddin as Domestic Trade Minister, says PM". The Star. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
3. "Senarai penuh Kabinet Kerajaan Perpaduan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
4. . www.istadatistana-gov.site. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
5. "Warta Kerajaan Keluaran Khas". www.yumpu.com.
6. "Muhyiddin heads Sabah honours list". www.theborneopost.com.
7. "Azam Baki ketuai penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang dan pingat kehormatan Sabah esok". wartaoriental.com.