Johari Abdul

Johari Abdul
جوهري عبد
Johari in 2024
11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Assumed office
19 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyRamli Mohd Nor
Alice Lau Kiong Yieng
Preceded byAzhar Azizan Harun
ConstituencyNon-MP
State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah
In office
31 October 2022 – 18 December 2022
MonarchSallehuddin
Menteri BesarMuhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded byPhahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi
Succeeded byZamri Yusuf
ConstituencyGurun
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sungai Petani
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byMahadzir Mohd Khir
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byMohammed Taufiq Johari
(PHPKR)
Majority9,381 (2008)
9,548 (2013)
21,569 (2018)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Gurun
In office
9 May 2018 – 18 December 2022
Preceded byLeong Yong Kong
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byBaddrol Bakhtiar
(PNPAS)
Majority4,207 (2018)
Chairman of the
Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club
In office
6 August 2018 – 19 November 2022
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2022)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
ConstituencySungai Petani
State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Kedah
In office
5 March 2020 – 10 September 2022
National ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byMukhriz Mahathir
Succeeded byMahfuz Omar
Personal details
Born
Johari bin Abdul

(1955-05-25) 25 May 1955 (age 68)[1]
Tikam Batu, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[1]
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(until 1999)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 1999)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseNoraini Mohd
RelationsShuaib Lazim (uncle)
Children8 (including Mohammed Taufiq)
Residence(s)Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur
EducationTikam Batu High School
Ibrahim High School
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)
National Institute of Public Administration (DPA)
Lancaster University (MA)
OccupationPolitician
Johari Abdul on Parliament of Malaysia

Johari bin Abdul (Jawi: جوهري بن عبد; born 25 May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat since December 2022. He served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah from October 2022 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun from May 2018 to his resignations in December 2022, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani from March 2008 and Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club (PHBBC) from August 2018 to November 2022 respectively. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

  1. ^ a b "Calon PRU Johari Abdul". pru.sinarharian.com.my.

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