Armizan Mohd Ali

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Armizan bin Mohd Ali (born 9 September 1976) is a Malaysian politician from Sabah. He has been the Member of Parliament for Papar since November 2022. He has held ministerial roles in the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim: Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living since 30 July 2023, in acting capacity from 30 July 2023 to 12 December 2023; and previously Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions from 3 December 2022 to 12 December 2023 (a position later abolished). He is the head of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Direct Members faction (DM-GRS) and serves as deputy secretary-general of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS); he founded and runs the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Student Wing (GRSSW). He has been affiliated with Sabah UMNO, Sabah BERSATU (2019–2022), and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah since 2020/2022, with past ties to BN, PH, and PN. He studied law at International Islamic University Malaysia (LLB) and earned a Master of Arts from Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He was born in Kampung Pengalat Besar, Papar, Sabah.