Johari Abdul Ghani | |
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| جوهري عبدالغني | |
.jpg) Johari in 2017 | |
| Minister of Plantation and Commodities | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Chan Foong Hin |
| Preceded by | Fadillah Yusof |
| Constituency | Titiwangsa |
| Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2025 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Huang Tiong Sii |
| Preceded by | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad |
| Constituency | Titiwangsa |
| Treasurer-General of theBarisan Nasional | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2023 | |
| Chairman | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Vice President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2023 Serving with | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Chairman of the Asset Recovery Task Force on the1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister of Finance II | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018 Serving with Najib Razak(Minister of Finance) | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Othman Aziz Lee Chee Leong |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Succeeded by | Amir Hamzah Azizan |
| Constituency | Titiwangsa |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 27 June 2016 Serving with Chua Tee Yong | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Najib Razak (Minister of Finance) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Minister of Finance II) |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Maslan |
| Succeeded by | Othman Aziz |
| Constituency | Titiwangsa |
| Chairman of theUDA Holdings Berhad | |
| In office 8 July 2013 – 28 July 2015 | |
| Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Shafei Abdullah |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forTitiwangsa | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rina Harun (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 4,632 (2022) |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Rina Harun (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 866 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johari bin Abdul Ghani (1964-03-06)6 March 1964 (age 61) |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Political party |  United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)(1988–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1998–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Zurwati Haslinda Zainal Bahry, Nor Fairos Mohd Nasib |
| Residence(s) | Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi MARA (Dip) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chartered accountant |
Johari bin Abdul Ghani (Jawi:جوهري بن عبدالغني;Malay pronunciation:[johari]; born 6 March 1964), more commonly known asDato' Jo, is aMalaysianpolitician andchartered accountant who has served asMinister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration underPrime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forTitiwangsa from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2022. He is a member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer General of BN since April 2023[1] and one of the Vice Presidents of UMNO since March 2023. He is also presently the only BN MP inKlang Valley.
Johari bin Abdul Ghani was born and raised inKampung Pandan,Kuala Lumpur (then inSelangor, nowFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur). He received his primary school education at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kampung Pandan from 1971 to 1976 and pursued his studies at Sekolah Menengah Aminuddin Baki[2] in Kampung Pandan from 1977 until 1981. He continued his tertiary education atInstitut Teknologi MARA (ITM),Shah Alam[3] from 1982 until 1985 and obtained his Diploma in Accounting. He then furthered his accounting studies in the United Kingdom, which qualified him for a membership to theAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 1988 and awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1993.[4]
Johari started his career at an international accounting firm, Peat Marwick & Co. (now part of KPMG)[5] as an auditor. Johari was active in the corporate world for more than 25 years. He held several senior positions, including group managing director and chairman in several companies, both listed and unlisted in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He also held positions as managing directors of companies involved in the fast-food industries, manufacturing and agriculture.
Johari is active in various social and community services. He was appointed chairman of ‘Jawatankuasa Pemakanan Negara’ at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. He was also a member of ‘Lembaga Pelawat Hospital Kuala Lumpur’ and member of ‘Jawatankuasa Badan Amal & Aduan Rakyat Wilayah Persekutuan’.
Moreover, Johari sits on theMalaysia Economic Council.[6] The council, which is chaired by thePrime Minister of Malaysia, is responsible, among others, to formulate strategies to sustain the economic growth of Malaysia through foreign direct investment and domestic investments for the country and to monitor and analyze trends in the development of both global and domestic economy in order to formulate specific actions to spur the Malaysian economic growth.
Johari was also a member of the board of directors ofKhazanah Nasional Berhad,[7] the sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Malaysia. He is also the chairman of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA),[8] a government agency responsible for the development of the Langkawi Island as an international tourist destination. Johari was formerly the chairman of UDA Holdings Berhad, a government linked company that is involved in urban development. Johari is a member of the board of trustees for the Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputera,[9] the parent company of Permodalan Nasional Berhad which manages more than RM250 billion unit trust funds in Malaysia. Johari is active in the Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera (YPPB)[10] where he serves on the board of trustees. The YPPB is a strategic unit under the Prime Minister's Office established to strengthen Bumiputeras’ capability and expertise in the economy and education.
He is a founder and currently the chairman ofYayasan Bena Nusa and a board member of theYayasan Pendidikan Titiwangsa, both of which were established to help to reduce urban poverty and improve educational outcomes for children of the urban poor.[11]
Johari has been active in politics for more than 24 years since 1988. He has held various positions in UMNO and BN of Titiwangsa. In June 2010, he was made the Acting Chief of UMNO's Division of Titiwangsa and appointed as Barisan Nasional Coordinating Chairman for the Titiwangsa parliamentary constituency. Concerned with community issues raised by the Titiwangsa Parliament, he established a Community Service Center in Titiwangsa in July 2010. Amongst the major concerns of the Titiwangsa Parliament community were poverty, squatters’ settlement, infrastructure, vendors and others. The Community Service Center operated on Mondays to Fridays from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
In the2013 general election, Johari was nominated by BN to contest for the Titiwangsa federal seat. He won the seat and was elected as the Titiwangsa MP for the first term after defeating Ahmad Zamri Asa'ad Khuzaimi ofPakatan Rakyat (PR) by 866 votes.[12]
On 27 July 2015, he was appointed as theDeputy Minister of Finance in the BN administration under former Prime Minister and Minister Najib and former Minister IIAhmad Husni Hanadzlah from July 2015.[13] Following a cabinet reshuffle on 27 June 2016, Johari was promoted to the Minister of Finance II. He served as theMinister of Finance II in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime MinisterNajib Razak from June 2016 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018.
In the2018 general election, Johari was renominated by BN to defend the Titiwangsa seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Titiwangsa MP after losing toRina Harun ofPakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of 4,139 votes.[14]
In the2022 general election, Johari was renominated by BN to contest for the seat. He regained the seat and was reelected as Titiwangsa MP for the second term after defeatingKhalid Abdul Samad of PH,Rosni Adam ofPerikatan Nasional (PN) andKhairuddin Abu Hassan of theHomeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) by a majority of 4,632 votes. Johari was elected as Chairman of the Asset Recovery Task Force on the1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB scandal) since March 2023.[15]
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In acabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, Johari was reappointed to theCabinet as Minister of Plantation and Commodities to replaceFadillah Yusof who was appointed theMinister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | P119Titiwangsa | Johari Abdul Ghani (UMNO) | 23,034 | 50.96% | Ahmad Zamri Asa'ad Khuzaimi (PAS) | 22,168 | 49.04% | 45,631 | 866 | 82.54% | ||
| 2018 | Johari Abdul Ghani (UMNO) | 19,701 | 39.10% | Rina Harun (BERSATU) | 23,840 | 47.31% | 50,858 | 4,139 | 82.60% | |||
| Mohamad Noor Mohamad (PAS) | 6,845 | 13.59% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Johari Abdul Ghani (UMNO) | 25,042 | 41.15% | Khalid Abdul Samad (AMANAH) | 20,410 | 33.54% | 60,858 | 4,632 | 75.37% | |||
| Rosni Adam (PAS) | 15,418 | 23.86% | ||||||||||
| Khairuddin Abu Hassan (PEJUANG) | 888 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2005)[20]
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Federal Territory (Malaysia)
Grand Commander of theOrder of the Territorial Crown (SMW) –Datuk Seri (2017)[21]
Selangor
Knight Companion of theOrder of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) –Dato' (2003)[22]
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