Abdul Ghani Othman

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Haji
Abdul Ghani Othman
DK I (Johor) DK II (Johor) PSM SPMJ SMJ PIS
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani Othman DK I (Johor) DK II (Johor) PSM SPMJ SMJ PIS
عبدالغاني عثمان‎
14th Menteri Besar of Johor
	In office; 3 May 1995 – 14 May 2013
Monarchs	Iskandar ; Ibrahim Ismail
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Constituency	Serom
Minister of Youth and Sports
	In office; 1 December 1993 – 7 May 1995
Monarchs	Azlan Shah ; Ja'afar
Deputy	Teng Gaik Kwan
Preceded by	Annuar Musa
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Constituency	Ledang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Ledang
	In office; 3 August 1986 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by	Ngah Abdul Rahman (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Hashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Majority	10,665 (1986); 7,547 (1990)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly; for Serom
	In office; 25 April 1995 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Hashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Abd Razak Minhat (UMNO-BN)
Majority	13,496 (1995); 8,248 (1999); 8,081 (2004); 4,971 (2008)
Personal details
Born	Abdul Ghani bin Othman; 14 November 1946 (age 77); Sungai Mati, Tangkak (formerly part of Muar District), Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN); Perikatan Nasional (PN); Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Jamilah Ariffin
Alma mater	La Trobe University; University of Queensland
Occupation	Politician

Abdul Ghani bin Othman (Jawi: عبدالغاني بن عثمان; born 14 November 1946) served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Johor in Malaysia from 1995 to 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had held the political party position of Ledang Division Chairman, Johor State Liaison Chairman and national Supreme Council member in UMNO before. Currently, he serves as Chairman of Sime Darby Berhad, starting from 1 July 2013.^[1]

^ "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[1] "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani Othman DK I (Johor) DK II (Johor) PSM SPMJ SMJ PIS
عبدالغاني عثمان‎

14th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office 3 May 1995 – 14 May 2013
Monarchs	Iskandar Ibrahim Ismail
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Constituency	Serom
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 1 December 1993 – 7 May 1995
Monarchs	Azlan Shah Ja'afar
Deputy	Teng Gaik Kwan
Preceded by	Annuar Musa
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Constituency	Ledang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ledang
In office 3 August 1986 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by	Ngah Abdul Rahman (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Hashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Majority	10,665 (1986) 7,547 (1990)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Serom
In office 25 April 1995 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Hashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Abd Razak Minhat (UMNO-BN)
Majority	13,496 (1995) 8,248 (1999) 8,081 (2004) 4,971 (2008)

Personal details
Born	Abdul Ghani bin Othman (1946-11-14) 14 November 1946 (age 77) Sungai Mati, Tangkak (formerly part of Muar District), Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Jamilah Ariffin
Alma mater	La Trobe University University of Queensland
Occupation	Politician