Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'

| name = Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد عارف مد يوسف}}}}

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100|PSM|DSDK}}

| image = Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof 2019.jpg

| caption = Mohamad Ariff in 2019

| order = 9th

| office = Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

| monarch = Muhammad V
Abdullah

| primeminister = Mahathir Mohamad
Muhyiddin Yassin

| deputy = Mohd Rashid Hasnon
Nga Kor Ming

| appointer =

| nominator =

| term_start = 16 July 2018

| term_end = 13 July 2020

| predecessor = Pandikar Amin Mulia

| successor = Azhar Azizan Harun

| constituency = Non-MP (Independent)

| birth_name = Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949|}}

| birth_place = Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = {{MAS}}

| party = National Trust Party (AMANAH) {{small|(since 2015)}}
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) {{small|(–2015)}}
Malaysian Nationalist Party (NASMA) {{small|(1985)}}{{Cite book |title=PARLIAMENT, UNEXPECTED: Recollections of Parliament, Politics, and Pandemic |last=Yusof |first=Ariff |publisher=Matahari Books |year=2022 |isbn=978-967-2328-79-7 |location=Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |pages=1 |language=en |url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=7TBfEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT24&dq=parliament+unexpected+nasma&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTmouD4JeMAxUmT2cHHV0aBVwQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=parliament%20unexpected%20nasma&f=false}}

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}

| spouse = Hakimah Hassan

| children = Muhamad Lutfi Mohamad Ariff
{{small|(press secretary to the former Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng)}}

| education = Royal Military College{{Cite book |title=PARLIAMENT, UNEXPECTED: Recollections of Parliament, Politics, and Pandemic |last=Yusof |first=Ariff |publisher=Matahari Books |year=2022 |isbn=978-967-2328-79-7 |location=Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |pages=9 |language=en |url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=7TBfEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT24&dq=parliament+unexpected+nasma&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTmouD4JeMAxUmT2cHHV0aBVwQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=parliament%20unexpected%20nasma&f=false}}

| alma_mater = London School of Economics (LLB)
Lincoln's Inn

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Tan Sri Dato' Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof (Jawi: محمد عارف بن مد يوسف; born 1949) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 9th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia from July 2018 to his removal from speakership in July 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2018/07/357971/mohamad-ariff-speaker-dewan-rakyat-pm|title=Mohamad Ariff speaker Dewan Rakyat - PM|date=2018-07-15|work=HM Online|access-date=2018-07-15|language=ms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715151954/https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2018/07/357971/mohamad-ariff-speaker-dewan-rakyat-pm|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He resigned from all AMANAH party positions but not membership to become more impartial after being appointed to the Dewan Rakyat speakership. Therefore, he remains an AMANAH ordinary member.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/15/mohamad-ariff-best-fits-the-bill-he-is-well-known-for-being-fair-and-independentminded-says-law-expe/|title=Mohamad Ariff best fits the bill|work= The Star|author= Razak Ahmad|date=15 July 2018|access-date=14 December 2018}}

Early life and education

Mohamad Ariff was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah in 1949. He graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a Bachelor's degree in law.

Career

Mohamad Ariff joined the Faculty of Law in University of Malaya once he graduated from LSE. In 1986, he became an advocate and a solicitor at his own legal practice called Cheang & Ariff.

Mohamad Ariff joined the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and became the first Market Supervision Department Director from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1996, he served as a Director of Kuala Lumpur Options and Super Exchange (KLOSE). He served as a member of the advisory board of Company's Commission of Malaysia from 2007 to 2008. He also was a member of the Rating Review Committee and Malaysian Rating Agency until 2008.

Mohamad Ariff was appointed a Judicial Commissioner for the High Court of Malaya in 2008. He was made a full judge of the same in 2009. In 2012, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. He retired from the Malaysian Judiciary in 2015 and returned to his prior legal practice, Cheang & Ariff.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1652513/who-is-ariff-yusof-pakatans-choice-for-dewan-rakyat-speaker|title=Who is Ariff Yusof, Pakatan's choice for Dewan Rakyat Speaker? {{!}} Malay Mail|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715100406/https://www.malaymail.com/s/1652513/who-is-ariff-yusof-pakatans-choice-for-dewan-rakyat-speaker|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Mohamad Ariff was a high court judge during the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. He also served as the judge removing the Home Ministry's ban on the book authored by the Sisters in Islam (SIS) entitled Muslim Women and the Challenges of Islamic Extremism.{{Cite book|title=Muslim women and the challenge of Islamic extremism|date=2005|publisher=Sisters in Islam|others=Norani Othman., SIS Forum (Malaysia) Berhad.|isbn=9832622247|location=Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia|oclc=68965854}} As a Court of Appeal Judge, he led a panel of judges in the case of Teoh Beng Hock, a man killed while in the custody of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).{{Cite web|url=http://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/speaker-dewan-rakyat-ke-9-berpengalaman-luas-dalam-undang-undang-180534|title=Speaker Dewan Rakyat ke-9 berpengalaman luas dalam undang-undang {{!}} Astro Awani|website=www.astroawani.com|language=ms|access-date=2018-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715152055/http://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/speaker-dewan-rakyat-ke-9-berpengalaman-luas-dalam-undang-undang-180534|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/01/25/ban-lifted-on-sisters-in-islam-book-updated/|title=Ban lifted on Sisters in Islam book (Updated) - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165554/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/01/25/ban-lifted-on-sisters-in-islam-book-updated/|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Politics

Mohamad Ariff was a member and candidate of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for Kota Damansara, Selangor in 2004 general election but failed to win.{{Cite news |url=http://m.utusan.com.my/berita/politik/pilihan-raya/pilihan-raya-umum-ke-14/maklumat-calon-dan-kawasan-pilihan-raya-n39-kota-damansara-selangor-1.652638 |title=Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya N39 KOTA DAMANSARA Selangor - Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 - Utusan Online |access-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716112041/http://m.utusan.com.my/berita/politik/pilihan-raya/pilihan-raya-umum-ke-14/maklumat-calon-dan-kawasan-pilihan-raya-n39-kota-damansara-selangor-1.652638 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Then he joined National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in 2015. He resigned all of his party posts and became an independent politician on 1 July 2018 in order to become the PH coalition's candidate for the speakership.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/434397|title=Speaker letak jawatan dalam parti pada 1 Julai|date=2018-07-16|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-07-16|language=ms-MY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165549/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/434397|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Election results

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|+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.

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!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2004

|N39 Kota Damansara

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof (PAS)

|align="right" |4,827

|27.19%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahlan (UMNO)

|align="right" |12,926

|72.81%

|18,697

|8,099

|77.84%

Honours

=Honours of Malaysia=

{{Flag|Malaysia}} :
50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2019){{cite web|accessdate=9 September 2019|date=9 September 2019|publisher=Malay Mail|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/09/09/cj-ag-tommy-thomas-igp-among-those-awarded-tan-sri-in-conjunction-with-agon/1788751|title=CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday|work=Bernama}}
{{Flag|Kedah}} :
50px Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2012)[http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v1/images/2012.pdf Senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran Kedah 2012]