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Mohamad Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz
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| محمد عارف صبري بن عبد العزيز | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub, Pahang | |
| In office 6 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ng Yen Yen (MCA-BN) |
| Succeeded by | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP-PH) |
| Majority | 2,814 |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Pulau Manis | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Khairuddin Mahmud (UMNO-BN) |
| Majority | 4,491 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Kampung Parit, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2012–) United Malay National Organization (UMNO) (until 2012) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of Manchester (Owens) |
| Occupation | Politician, Blogger |
| Known for | Blogger name of Sakmongkol AK47 |
| Website | Blog |
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Dato' Mohamad Ariff Sabri bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: محمد عارف صبري بن عبد العزيز), commonly known by his blogger name of Sakmongkol AK47, is a Malaysian politician and prominent blogger. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of ParliamentofRaub in Pahang for one term from 2013 to 2018.
Ariff Sabri was a member of United Malay National Organization (UMNO) until 2012 and served as the Pekan UMNO chief of information under Dato' Seri Najib Razak from 2000 to 2004 formerly. He was also the former Pahang assemblyman for Pulau Manis from 2004 to 2008 then.
In early 2012, he and another prominent blogger, Aspan Alias left UMNO and joined the DAP, citing UMNO's failure to eradicate corruption and increase the livelihood of Malays in general.[1] He won the Pahang parliamentary seat of Raub under the DAP ticket in the 2013 general election.
He suffered a stroke in 2018 and did not seek a second term reelection for his Raub parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election.[2]
Ariff Sabri graduated with a degree on economics from the University of Malaya and University of Manchester (Owens).
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | N20 Pulau Manis | Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (UMNO) | 7,153 | 66.27% | Mohd Fadzil Malek (PAS) | 2,662 | 24.66% | 10,794 | 4,491 | 80.98% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | P080 Raub, Pahang | Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (DAP) | 23,415 | 51.96% | Hoh Khai Mun (MCA) | 20,601 | 45.72% | 45,060 | 2,814 | 83.10% | ||
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2008)
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