Ariffin Omar
Ariffin S.M Omar is a Malaysian politician who is a Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He served as a senator elected by the Penang State Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Malaysia from 2 June 2015 to 2 June 2018.
Ariffin Omar | |
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| Senator for Penang in the Malaysian Parliament | |
| In office 2 June 2015 – 2 June 2018 | |
| Vice-chairman of Democratic Action Party (DAP) | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 71–72) Penang, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Alma mater | University of Science Malaysia (USM) National University of Singapore (NUS) Australia National University (ANU) |
| Occupation | Politician, Lecturer |
Personal life and education
Ariffin Omar studied at St Xavier's Institution, Penang for his secondary school education. He then continued to study at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and later obtained a Bachelor's degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and in 1990, obtained a Doctorate degree from the Australia National University (ANU).[1]
He worked as a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia (1974–2006) and a lecturer at the University of Utah (1998) and was also a lecturer in Universiti Utara Malaysia and the National Defence University of Malaysia.[1]
He was also a founding member of Aliran Kesedaran Negara (Aliran), a reform movement dedicated to justice, freedom and solidarity.[1]
Now based at the Penang Institute, his research focuses on nation, nationalism, ethnic relations and religious freedom.[1]
Works
- Bangsa Melayu (Malay Concepts of Democracy and Community, 1945–1950) ; Oxford University Press, 1993
- The Bumiputera Policy: Dynamics and Dilemmas ; Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2005
