Johari Abdul

Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Dato' Johari Abdul PSM DSDK
جوهري عبد
Johari in 2024
11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Incumbent
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 (1955-05-25) 25 May 1955 (age 69) Tikam Batu, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1999) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1999) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Spouse	Noraini Mohd
Relations	Shuaib Lazim (uncle)
Children	8 (including Mohammed Taufiq)
Residence(s)	Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur[1]
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 25 May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat since December 2022. 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. 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.