Armizan Mohd Ali

{{Short description|Malaysian politician (born 1976)}}

{{Malay name|note=on|Armizan|Mohd Ali}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DIMP|PGDK|ADK|JP|MP}}

| name = Armizan Mohd Ali

| image = Armizan Mohd Ali 2.0 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Armizan Mohd Ali in 2024

| native_name = {{lang|ms-arab|{{Script|Arab|أرميزان محمّد علي}}}}

| birth_name = Armizan bin Mohd Ali

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|09|09}}

| birth_place = Kampung Pengalat Besar, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia

| office = Minister of Domestic Trade
and Costs of Living

| term_start = 30 July 2023
{{small|Acting: 30 July 2023 to 12 December 2023}}

| term_end =

| monarch = Abdullah
{{small|(2023–2024)}}
Ibrahim Iskandar
{{small|(since 2024)}}

| primeminister = Anwar Ibrahim

| deputy = Fuziah Salleh

| predecessor = Salahuddin Ayub

| successor =

| constituency = Papar

| office1 = Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
{{small|(Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions)}}

| term_start1 = 3 December 2022

| term_end1 = 12 December 2023

| monarch1 = Abdullah

| primeminister1 = Anwar Ibrahim

| deputy1 = Wilson Ugak Kumbong

| predecessor1 = Maximus Ongkili
{{small|(Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)}}
Abdul Latiff Ahmad
{{small|(Special Functions)}}

| successor1 = Position abolished
Fadillah Yusof
{{small|(Minister-in-charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)}}

| constituency1 = Papar

| constituency_MP2 = Papar

| parliament2 = Malaysian

| term_start2 = 19 November 2022

| term_end2 =

| majority2 = 12,224 (2022)

| predecessor2 = Ahmad Hassan
(WARISAN)

| successor2 =

| party = United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) {{small|(until 2019)}}
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) {{small|(2019–2022)}}
27px Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Direct Member (GRS)
{{small|(since 2022)}}

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(until 2019)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(2019–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(2020–2022)}}
27px Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
{{small|(since 2020)}}

| alma_mater = International Islamic University Malaysia (LLB)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (MA)

}}

Armizan bin Mohd Ali (Jawi: أرميزان بن محمد علي; born 9 September 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Head of the Organizational Body of the Direct Members faction of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (DM-GRS) as well as the founder and manager of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Student Wing (GRSSW) who was appointed in 2022. He has served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since July 2023. He served in the position in acting capacity from July to December 2023. He has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Papar since November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/30/armizan-to-temporarily-replace-salahuddin-as-domestic-trade-minister-says-pm|title=Armizan to temporarily replace Salahuddin as Domestic Trade Minister, says PM|website=The Star|date=30 July 2023|accessdate=30 July 2023}}{{Cite news |date=2022-12-02 |title=Senarai penuh Kabinet Kerajaan Perpaduan |language=ms |work=Berita Harian |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/12/1034510/senarai-penuh-kabinet-kerajaan-perpaduan |access-date=2022-12-02}} He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions{{Cite web |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/pengganti-salahuddin-diumum-selepas-prn-armizan-pangku-tugas-menteri-kpdn-pm-anwar-430467 |title=Pengganti Salahuddin diumum selepas PRN, Armizan pangku tugas Menteri KPDN - PM Anwar |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.astroawani.com}} in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar from December 2022 to December 2023. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and 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.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=5|2022

|rowspan=5|P175 Papar

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}} |

|rowspan=5|{{nowrap|Armizan Mohd Ali}} (Sabah BERSATU)

|rowspan=5 align="right" |22,620

|rowspan=5|51.99%

|{{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |

|Ahmad Hassan (WARISAN)

|align="right" |10,396

|23.89%

|rowspan=5|44,295

|rowspan=5|12,224

|rowspan=5|72.59%

{{party shading/PH}} |

|Henry Shim Chee On (DAP)

|align="right" |9,144

|21.02%

bgcolor="{{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}}" |

|Nicholas Sylvester @ Berry (PEJUANG)

|align="right" |783

|align="right" |1.80%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Johnny Sitamin (IND)

|align="right" |335

|align="right" |0.77%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Norbert Chin Chuan Siong (IND)

|align="right" |231

|align="right" |0.53%

Honours

=Honours of Malaysia=

  • {{flag|Malaysia}} :
  • 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
  • {{Flag|Pahang}} :
  • 50px Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2016){{Cite web |title= Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat |url= https://www.istiadatistana-gov.site/phg16 |website= www.istadatistana-gov.site |access-date= 2022-12-03 |archive-date= 2022-07-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220723193733/https://www.istiadatistana-gov.site/phg16 |url-status= dead }}
  • {{Flag|Sabah}} :
  • 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022){{Cite web |title= Azam Baki ketuai penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang dan pingat kehormatan Sabah esok|url= https://wartaoriental.com/2022/09/30/azam-baki-ketuai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat-kehormatan-sabah-esok/

|website=wartaoriental.com}}

  • 50px Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2007){{Cite web |title= Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2007|url= https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/001950.pdf |website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2010){{Cite web |title= Muhyiddin heads Sabah honours list|url= https://www.theborneopost.com/2010/10/03/muhyiddin-heads-sabah-honours-list/ |website=www.theborneopost.com|date= 3 October 2010 }}

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