Arif Shah Omar Shah
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Arif Shah bin Omar Shah (born 2 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He had served as Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Seberang Jaya from 2004 to 2013. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah DMSM PJK | |
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Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Seberang Jaya | |
In office 2004–2013 | |
Preceded by | Raden Muhamad Amin Raden Hadi Munir |
Succeeded by | Afif Bahardin |
Majority | 533 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956 (age 67) |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Spouse | Datin Latifah Asmawi |
Children | Izhar Shah Arif Shah |
Residence(s) | Persiaran Tenggiri, Seberang Jaya |
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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar Shah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Arif Shah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Arif Shah was a former Member of Legislative Assembly for Seberang Jaya, Penang for two consecutive terms since 2004. He was nicknamed by the local Chinese community as "pek moh" (白毛), meaning "white hair" in Hokkien, because he was full of white hair.