Ariffin S.M Omar is a
Malaysia
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n politician who is a Vice Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...
(DAP), a component party of
Pakatan Harapan
The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...
(PH) coalition. He served as a
senator elected by the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legi ...
in the
Parliament of Malaysia
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from 2 June 2015 to 2 June 2018.
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
Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 'Science University of Malaysia'; abbreviation, abbreviated as USM) is a public research university in Malaysia. Founded on 1 June 1969 as a statutory body with its own constitution, it is among the oldest institute ...
(USM) and later obtained a
Bachelor's degree
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at the
National University of Singapore (NUS) and in 1990, obtained a
Doctorate degree
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from the
Australia National University
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(ANU).
He worked as a lecturer in
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 'Science University of Malaysia'; abbreviation, abbreviated as USM) is a public research university in Malaysia. Founded on 1 June 1969 as a statutory body with its own constitution, it is among the oldest institute ...
(1974–2006) and a lecturer at the
University of Utah
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(1998) and was also a lecturer in
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Universiti Utara Malaysia (literally meaning Northern University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UUM) is a management university established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order. It has a main campus in Sintok, Kedah ...
and the
National Defence University of Malaysia
The National Defence University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, abbreviated as NDUM or UPNM) is a military university located in Sungai Besi Camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The university is Malaysia's first cateri ...
.
He was also a founding member of
Aliran Kesedaran Negara (Aliran), a reform movement dedicated to justice, freedom and solidarity.
Now based at the Penang Institute, his research focuses on nation, nationalism, ethnic relations and religious freedom.
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
References
1949 births
Living people
Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
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