Mohd Johari Baharum

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

Dato' Sri Mohd Johari bin Baharum (born 13 April 1954) is a Malaysian politician and was a three-term Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kubang Pasu constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 2004 to 2018. He was elected to Parliament at the 2004 election, replacing former fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was retiring then. Mohd Johari is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, a component party of the previous governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

Yang Hormat Dato' Sri Mohd Johari Baharum SSAP DGMK SIMP DMSM DSDK AMK
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Hishammuddin Hussein
Preceded by	Abdul Rahim Bakri
Succeeded by	Liew Chin Tong
Constituency	Kubang Pasu
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry I
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Rohani Abdul Karim (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry II) (2009–2010) Chua Tee Yong (2010–2013)
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Noh Omar
Preceded by	Rohani Abdul Karim
Succeeded by	Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
Constituency	Kubang Pasu
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Amirsham Abdul Aziz Zaid Ibrahim (2008–2009) Bernard Giluk Dompok
Constituency	Kubang Pasu
Deputy Minister of Internal Security I
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008 Serving with Fu Ah Kiow (Deputy Minister of Internal Security II)
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Noh Omar
Constituency	Kubang Pasu
Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department
In office 2004 – 14 February 2006
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Abdullah Md Zin Mustapa Mohamed Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad Maximus Johnity Ongkili Bernard Giluk Dompok
Deputy Minister	M. Kayveas Joseph Entulu Belaun
Constituency	Kubang Pasu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu
In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Amiruddin Hamzah (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	13,712 (2004) 7,060 (2008) 10,444 (2013)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohd Johari bin Baharum (1954-04-13) 13 April 1954 (age 70) Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Marziah Mohd. Hashim
Children	4
Occupation	Politician

In the 2018 election, Johari lost to Amiruddin Hamzah, of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM), in a three-corner fight with Norhafiza Fadzil of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the Kubang Pasu parliamentary seat.

Until 2018 election before the downfall of BN as the ruling federal government and his failure in retaining his parliamentary seat, he was a deputy minister in the federal Cabinet.^[1]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P006 Kubang Pasu, Kedah		Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO)	26,657	67.31%		Abd Isa Ismail (PAS)	12,945	32.69%	40,602	13,712	81.87%
2008			Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO)	24,179	58.55%		Abd Isa Ismail (PAS)	17,119	41.45%	42,353	7,060	79.43%
2013			Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO)	33,334	59.29%		Mohd Jamal Nasir (PAS)	22,890	40.71%	57,296	10,444	87.41%
2018			Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO)	16,975	28.14%		Amiruddin Hamzah (BERSATU)	29,984	49.70%	61,452	13,009	83.18%
							Norhafiza Fadzil (PAS)	13,375	22.17%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Companion I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2001)^[9]
•  Kedah :
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (1998)^[10]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2006)^[10]
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2008)^[10]
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2007)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)^[11]

References

1. "Mohd Johari bin Baharum, Y.B. Dato' Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
7. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. Mohd Ali Heads The Malacca Honours List. New Straits Times. 12 October 2001.
10. "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
11. "Johari Baharum Antara Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Pingat". malaysiaaktif.my.

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