Johari Harun

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Harun is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Johari. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Johari bin Harun (20 January 1970 – 17 August 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail from December 2022 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai from November 2022 to his death in August 2023 respectively.^[1] He was a member and Division Chief of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.^[2] He was also the group CEO of Gading Group.^[3][4]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Johari Harun SSAP DIMP
جوهري هارون
Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology: 14 December 2022 – 17 August 2023)[note 1]
In office 2 December 2022 – 17 August 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Abdul Rahim Muda (Local Government and Housing) Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin (Environment) Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif (Green Technology)
Succeeded by	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (Local Government and Housing) Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif (Environment) Nizar Najib (Green Technology)
Constituency	Pelangai
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Pelangai
In office 19 November 2022 – 17 August 2023
Preceded by	Adnan Yaakob (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Amizar Abu Adam (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,048 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Johari bin Harun (1970-01-20)20 January 1970 Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
Died	17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 53) Bandar Elmina, Selangor, Malaysia
Cause of death	Plane crash
Resting place	Tanah Perkuburan Islam Raudhatul Sakinah, Taman Selasih, Batu Caves
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Maziah Muhammad Sudin
Children	5
Education	Royal Military College
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi MARA
Occupation	Politician, businessman

Death

Main article: Elmina plane crash

On 17 August 2023, Johari and nine others died when their airplane crashed in the middle of a road in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam in a Subang-bound flight from Langkawi.^[5][6]

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^[7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	N36 Pelangai		Johari Harun (UMNO)	7,308	57.71%		Kasim Samat (PAS)	3,260	25.74%	12,846	4,048	78.5%
							Ahmed Wafiuddin Shamsuri (AMANAH)	2,031	16.04%
							Isa Ahmad (PEJUANG)	65	0.51%

Honours

•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)^[9]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2017)^[9]

Notes

1. Assumed portfolios 12 days after taking office.

References

1. "#Elmina plane crash: Pahang exco member among those on aircraft". New Straits Times. 17 August 2023.
2. "JOHARI HARUN". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. "JOHARI HARUN". Politikus. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
4. "Elmina plane crash victim Johari Harun successful businessman turned politician". malaymail. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
5. "Pahang exco Johari Harun among 10 dead in private jet crash". The Edge Malaysia. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. Dashcam footage of fatal plane crash circulating online, retrieved 25 August 2023
7. "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
9. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 January 2023.