Jafry Ariffin

Jafry Ariffin
جفري عارفين
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
Assumed office
2 December 2025
GovernorMusa Aman
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantAndi Rizal
Preceded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
ConstituencySukau
In office
8 October 2020 – 11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantJoniston Bangkuai
Preceded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
Succeeded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
ConstituencySukau
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sukau
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Preceded bySaddi Abdul Rahman
(BNUMNO)
Majority2,129 (2020)
1,234 (2025)
State Deputy Chairman of the
Barisan Nasional of Sabah
Assumed office
21 January 2026
National ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
State ChairmanArthur Joseph Kurup
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Sabah
Assumed office
10 December 2025
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyMohd Hasnol Ayub
Preceded byBung Moktar Radin
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
BornJafry bin Ariffin
(1963-10-26) 26 October 1963
Party United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional of Sabah (Sabah BN)
SpouseHalida Bahad
Alma materInternational Islamic University Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
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Jafry bin Ariffin (born 26 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since December 2025 and from October 2020 to his removal from the position in January 2023 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sukau since September 2020. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional of Sabah (Sabah BN) coalition. He has served as the State Deputy Chairman of Sabah BN since January 2026 and State Chairman of Sabah UMNO since December 2025. In addition, he is also the Acting Division Chief of UMNO of Kinabatangan.