Arif Shah Omar Shah

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).

Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Arif Shah Omar Shah
DMSM PJK
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Seberang Jaya
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byRaden Muhamad Amin Raden Hadi Munir
Succeeded byAfif Bahardin
Majority533
Personal details
Born (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
SpouseDatin Latifah Asmawi
ChildrenIzhar Shah Arif Shah
Residence(s)Persiaran Tenggiri, Seberang Jaya
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.

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