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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
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{{Malay name|Mohamad Ariff|Md Yusof}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Malay titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay titles#State titles|Dato']]
| name = Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد عارف مد يوسف}}}}
| honorific-suffix = {{small|[[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia#Commander|PSM]] [[Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah|DSDK]]}}
| image =
| caption =
| office = 9th [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat]]
| monarch = [[Muhammad V of Kelantan|Muhammad V]] [[Abdullah of Pahang|Abdullah]]
| primeminister = [[Mahathir Mohamed]] [[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 politician|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 people|Malaysian]]
| nationality = {{MAS}}
| party = [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]] {{small|(2015-2018,2020-present)}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{small|(2018-present)}} [[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]] {{small|(until 2015)}}
| spouse = Hakimah Hassan
| children = Muhamad Lutfi Mohamad Ariff (press secretary to the former [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Finance Minister]] [[Lim Guan Eng]])
| education = [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|Royal Military College]]
| alma_mater = [[London School of Economics]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) [[Lincoln's Inn]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

[[Malay titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay titles#State titles|Dato']] '''Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: محمد عارف بن مد يوسف; born 1949) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] politician who was [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat]], the lower chamber of the [[Parliament of Malaysia]] from July 2018 to his removal from speakership in July 2020.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He resigned from politics and the [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH) to become an [[independent politician]] after being appointed to the Dewan Rakyat speakership.<ref name=independence.speaker>{{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 (Malaysia)|The Star]]|author= Razak Ahmad|date=15 July 2018|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":1" />

== 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 of Malaysia|Court of Appeal]]. He retired from the [[Judiciary of Malaysia|Malaysian Judiciary]] in 2015 and returned to his prior legal practice, Cheang & Ariff.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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).<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Politics==
Mohamad Ariff was a member and candidate of the [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS) for {{nseat|Kota Damansara}}, Selangor in [[Malaysian General Election, 2004|2004 general election]] but failed to win.<ref>{{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=Archived copy |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 }}</ref> Then he joined [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH), a component party of [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) coalition in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=independence.speaker/><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]''': N39 [[Kota Damansara (state constituency)|Kota Damansara]] (P107 Subang)<ref name="election results">{{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.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{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 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref>
!|Year
!colspan=2|Government
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opposition
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |4,827
|27.19%
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|'''Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahlan''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']])
|align="right" |'''12,926'''
|'''72.81%'''
|18,697
|8,099
|77.84%
|}

==Honours==
===Honours of Malaysia===
* {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
** [[File:Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia#Commander|Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]] (PSM) - '''Tan Sri''' (2019)<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Kedah}} :
** [[File:MY-KED Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah - Knight Companion (DSDK).svg|50px]] Knight Companion of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah]] (DSDK) - '''Dato'''' (2012)<ref>[http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v1/images/2012.pdf Senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran Kedah 2012]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat]]

==References ==
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