Johari Abdul
Johari Abdul | |
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جوهري عبد | |
Johari in 2024 | |
| 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Ramli Mohd Nor Alice Lau Kiong Yieng |
| Preceded by | Azhar Azizan Harun |
| Constituency | Non-MP |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah | |
| In office 31 October 2022 – 18 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
| Preceded by | Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi |
| Succeeded by | Zamri Yusuf |
| Constituency | Gurun |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sungai Petani | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mahadzir Mohd Khir (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Taufiq Johari (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 9,381 (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 by | Leong Yong Kong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Baddrol Bakhtiar (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 4,207 (2018) |
| Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club | |
| In office 6 August 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2022) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Constituency | Sungai Petani |
| State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Kedah | |
| In office 5 March 2020 – 10 September 2022 | |
| National Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Succeeded by | Mahfuz Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johari bin Abdul May 1955 (age 70) |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1990s–1999) National Justice Party (KeADILan) (1999–2003) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1990s–1999) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
| Spouse | Noraini Mohd |
| Relations | Shuaib Lazim (uncle) |
| Children | 8 (including Mohammed Taufiq) |
| Education | Tikam Batu Elementary School Ibrahim High School |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) National Institute of Public Administration (DPA) Lancaster University (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Johari Abdul on Parliament of Malaysia | |
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.