Tan Sri Anifah Aman is a Senator in Malaysia’s Dewan Negara. He served in Malaysia’s Cabinet for two decades, in the primary industries and plantations and commodities portfolios, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2018. He is currently the Special Advisor on International Relations and Foreign Investment to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Chairman of Invest Sabah Berhad, and Chairman of Labuan Corporation. Tan Sri Anifah was elected to Parliament representing Sabah’s constituencies of Beaufort (1999-2004) and Kimanis (2004-2018), as then member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He left UMNO in 2018 and is currently President of Parti Cinta Sabah (Love Sabah Party). He earned a degree in Philosophy, Economics and Law from University of Buckingham in 1979. A football enthusiast, he has served as Vice President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Team Manager for FAM’s B-23 Years team since 2005.
