| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Tuan |
| Sarifuddin Hata | |
| Native Name: | شريف الدين حتى |
| Birth Name: | Sarifuddin bin Hata |
| Birth Place: | Kalabakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Term Start1: | 16 May 2018 |
| Term End1: | 29 September 2020 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Shafie Apdal |
| 2Blankname1: | Minister |
| 2Namedata1: | Shafie Apdal |
| Governor1: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Alongside1: | Kenny Chua Teck Ho |
| Constituency1: | Merotai |
| Predecessor1: | Ramlee Marhaban |
| Successor1: | Jasnih Daya |
| Assembly3: | Sabah State Legislative |
| Term Start3: | 9 May 2018 |
| Majority3: | 2,150 (2018) 1,587 (2020) |
| Predecessor3: | Pang Yuk Ming (BN–LDP) |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Nationality: | Malaysia |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) Heritage Party (WARISAN) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Hazlina Ismail |
Sarifuddin bin Hata is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Merotai since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Finance of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister and former Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARSIAN state administration in September 2020. He is a member and Division Chief of Kalabakan of WARISAN and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO).[1]
| Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N58 Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata (WARISAN) | 7,707 | 51.94% | Lim Ting Khai (LDP) | 5,557 | 37.45% | 15,263 | 2,150 | 74.00% | |||
| Ahmad Dullah (PAS) | 1,209 | 8.15% | |||||||||||
| Arbaani Akum (AMANAH) | 193 | 1.30% | |||||||||||
| Sharatha Masyaroh John Ridwan Lincon (PHRS) | 125 | 0.84% | |||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Mohd Nasir Sumadi (USNO Baru) | 28 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
| Azizul Tandek (PKS) | 20 | 0.13% | |||||||||||
| 2020 | N72 Merotai | (WARISAN) | 4,058 | 47.83% | Mohamad Jailani Chachu (BERSATU) | 2,471 | 29.13% | 8,484 | 1,587 | 56.66% | |||
| Liew Yun Fah (PHRS) | 1,779 | 20.97% | |||||||||||
| Abdullah Palile (PCS) | 86 | 1.01% | |||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Hafezatul Halimah Mohamad (USNO Baru) | 60 | 0.71% | ||||||||||
| Shim Nyat Yun (LDP) | 30 | 0.35% | |||||||||||