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Johari Abdul
Johari bin Abdul (Jawi: جوهري بن عبد; born May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who is the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament. Previously, he served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah beginning in October 2022 and was a Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun from May 2018 until his resignation in December 2022, upon which he became Speaker. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani from March 2008 and held the role of Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club (PHBBC) from August 2018 to November 2022. Johari is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also the father of Minister of Youth and Sports and Sungai Petani MP Mohammed Taufiq Johari.
Johari bin Abdul was born on May 1955. His uncle, Shuaib Lazim, was a political figure within UMNO in Sungai Petani, having served as the Head of UMNO for the Sungai Petani Division and as a senator in the Dewan Negara from April 1985 to July 1991. Johari attended Tikam Batu Elementary School and Ibrahim High School in Sungai Petani before pursuing higher education at the University of Malaya, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He later attended the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) to train as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD). Johari also holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster.
He began his Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD) career as an officer in Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Public Service Department Malaysia (JPA). He also served in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (JPM) and the Malaysian Students Department (Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia, MSD). Later, he became the director of the investment department for Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) and also served as the director of the National Civics Bureau (BTN).
Johari was elected as Committee Member (AJK) of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Sungai Petani, Kedah. This ended when he switched parties to People's Justice Party (PKR). He was elected as the MP for Sungai Petani in the 2008 general election, defeating Minister of Information Zainuddin Maidin from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and re-elected in the 2013 and 2018 general elections. He was also elected as the MLA for Gurun in the 2018 general election, defeating Boey Chin Gan from the ruling BN coalition.
Johari holds the position of Member of the PKR Supreme Leadership Council and Chairman of the PKR Kedah Leadership Council. He has also served as the State Chairman of Kedah's PKR from March 2020 until September 2022.
Johari was supposed to be the future Menteri Besar of Kedah in 2018 Kedah state election, but the position was given to Mukhriz Mahathir. He once suggested Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to be the Menteri Besar of Kedah in his capacity as the State Chairman of PH of Kedah in March 2020 during 2020 Kedah political turmoil.
A week before the first session of the 15th Dewan Rakyat, he vacated his seat for Gurun in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. This was then followed by his nomination to the position of the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat by the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He won the vote by 147 to 74 to become the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.
In the 2022 general election, Johari named his son, Mohammed Taufiq Johari as his successor for the Sungai Petani seat in the Malaysian Parliament. Mohammed Taufiq, who is the Head of the Kedah Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK), informed that he had received a letter of notification from the party to contest in the seat held by his father. Johari has been defending the Sungai Petani seat since 2008 and in GE14, he who is also a member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Gurun got 45,532 votes, beating three other candidates with a majority of 21,569. Mohammed Taufiq has experience as a trainee doctor at Al-Ihsan Hospital Bandung and Dr Slamet Hospital in Garut, Indonesia. After returning to Malaysia, he worked at Al-Hadi Clinic in Sungai Petani. Mohammed Taufiq is a graduate of Bandung Islamic University majoring in medicine who graduated in 2020. He won the seat by defeating Robert Ling Kui Ee (PN), Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (BN), Marzuki Yahya (GTA) and Tan Chow Kang (PRM) and got a slim majority of only 1,115 votes.
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Johari Abdul
Johari bin Abdul (Jawi: جوهري بن عبد; born May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who is the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament. Previously, he served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah beginning in October 2022 and was a Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun from May 2018 until his resignation in December 2022, upon which he became Speaker. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani from March 2008 and held the role of Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club (PHBBC) from August 2018 to November 2022. Johari is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also the father of Minister of Youth and Sports and Sungai Petani MP Mohammed Taufiq Johari.
Johari bin Abdul was born on May 1955. His uncle, Shuaib Lazim, was a political figure within UMNO in Sungai Petani, having served as the Head of UMNO for the Sungai Petani Division and as a senator in the Dewan Negara from April 1985 to July 1991. Johari attended Tikam Batu Elementary School and Ibrahim High School in Sungai Petani before pursuing higher education at the University of Malaya, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He later attended the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) to train as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD). Johari also holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster.
He began his Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD) career as an officer in Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Public Service Department Malaysia (JPA). He also served in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (JPM) and the Malaysian Students Department (Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia, MSD). Later, he became the director of the investment department for Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) and also served as the director of the National Civics Bureau (BTN).
Johari was elected as Committee Member (AJK) of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Sungai Petani, Kedah. This ended when he switched parties to People's Justice Party (PKR). He was elected as the MP for Sungai Petani in the 2008 general election, defeating Minister of Information Zainuddin Maidin from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and re-elected in the 2013 and 2018 general elections. He was also elected as the MLA for Gurun in the 2018 general election, defeating Boey Chin Gan from the ruling BN coalition.
Johari holds the position of Member of the PKR Supreme Leadership Council and Chairman of the PKR Kedah Leadership Council. He has also served as the State Chairman of Kedah's PKR from March 2020 until September 2022.
Johari was supposed to be the future Menteri Besar of Kedah in 2018 Kedah state election, but the position was given to Mukhriz Mahathir. He once suggested Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to be the Menteri Besar of Kedah in his capacity as the State Chairman of PH of Kedah in March 2020 during 2020 Kedah political turmoil.
A week before the first session of the 15th Dewan Rakyat, he vacated his seat for Gurun in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. This was then followed by his nomination to the position of the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat by the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He won the vote by 147 to 74 to become the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.
In the 2022 general election, Johari named his son, Mohammed Taufiq Johari as his successor for the Sungai Petani seat in the Malaysian Parliament. Mohammed Taufiq, who is the Head of the Kedah Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK), informed that he had received a letter of notification from the party to contest in the seat held by his father. Johari has been defending the Sungai Petani seat since 2008 and in GE14, he who is also a member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Gurun got 45,532 votes, beating three other candidates with a majority of 21,569. Mohammed Taufiq has experience as a trainee doctor at Al-Ihsan Hospital Bandung and Dr Slamet Hospital in Garut, Indonesia. After returning to Malaysia, he worked at Al-Hadi Clinic in Sungai Petani. Mohammed Taufiq is a graduate of Bandung Islamic University majoring in medicine who graduated in 2020. He won the seat by defeating Robert Ling Kui Ee (PN), Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (BN), Marzuki Yahya (GTA) and Tan Chow Kang (PRM) and got a slim majority of only 1,115 votes.
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