Abang Abdul Rahman Johari
Malaysian politician, 6th and current premier of Sarawak / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg (born 6 August 1949),[2] popularly known as Abang Jo or Abang Johari,[3] is a Malaysian politician who is currently serving as the head of government of Sarawak since 2017.[4] He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gedong since 2021, having previously being the MLA for Satok from 1981 to 2021.[5] He is the son of the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak, Abang Openg Abang Sapiee.
Abang Johari Abang Openg | |
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1st Premier of Sarawak (6th Chief Minister until 1 March 2022) | |
Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |
Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
Deputy | See list
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Preceded by | Adenan Satem |
1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak | |
Assumed office 12 June 2018 | |
Deputy | Douglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
Secretary-General | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
Preceded by | Position established |
6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |
Deputy | Douglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
Preceded by | Adenan Satem |
Ministerial roles (Sarawak) | |
1984–1987 | Assistant Minister of Regional Development and Community Development |
1987–1999 | Minister of Industrial Development |
1999–2004 | Minister of Tourism |
2004–2009 | Minister of Housing |
2009–2011 | Minister of Housing and Urbanisation |
2011–2016 | Minister of Tourism |
2016–2017 | Deputy Chief Minister |
2016–2017 | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture |
2016–2017 | Minister of Housing and Urbanisation |
2017–2022 | Minister of Finance and Economic Planning |
2017–2022 | Minister of Urban Development and Resources |
2022– | Minister for Finance and New Economy |
2022– | Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-08-06) 6 August 1949 (age 74) Limbang, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (since 1977) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse |
Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang
(m. 1977) |
Relations | Datu Patinggi Ali (great-great-grandfather) Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (father-in-law) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Abang Openg Abang Sapiee (father) |
Alma mater | Henley College, Brunel University (MBA)[1] |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | premier |
Abang Johari took over as the chief minister (later known as premier) following the death of his predecessor Adenan Satem in January 2017.[6] He is a member and the current president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[7] He is also the first chairman of GPS since its formation in June 2018 after its split from Barisan Nasional (BN).[8][9]