was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the mayor of Medan between 1974 and 1980, and was also a member of the People's Consultative Assembly.

[2] He then remained stationed in North Sumatra until 1963 when he was reassigned to Kodam Siliwangi for a year.

He was assigned to North Sumatra and became an assistant to the regional military commander at Kodam I/Bukit Barisan.

[3] In 1971, he was appointed to become a member of the newly formed People's Consultative Assembly as an army delegate with the rank of colonel.

[5] During his tenure, a high-profile gambling area operated in Medan with a municipal permit, which Arifin explicitly defended against media criticism.