Johari Abdul Ghani

Johari Abdul Ghani
جوهري بن عبدالغني
Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyChan Foong Hin
Preceded byFadillah Yusof
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Treasurer General of the Barisan Nasional
Assumed office
27 April 2023
ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byHishammuddin Hussein
Vice President of the
United Malays National Organisation
Assumed office
18 March 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byMahdzir Khalid
Chairman of the Asset Recovery Task Force on the
1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
Assumed office
10 March 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Minister of Finance II
In office
27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Najib Razak (Minister of Finance)
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyOthman Aziz
Lee Chee Leong
Preceded byAhmad Husni Hanadzlah
Succeeded byAmir Hamzah Azizan
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
29 July 2015 – 27 June 2016
Serving with Chua Tee Yong
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak
(Minister of Finance)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
(Minister of Finance II)
Preceded byAhmad Maslan
Succeeded byOthman Aziz
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Chairman of the UDA Holdings Berhad
In office
8 July 2013 – 28 July 2015
MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byNur Jazlan Mohamed
Succeeded byMohd Shafei Abdullah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Titiwangsa
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byRina Harun
(PHBERSATU)
Majority4,632 (2022)
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byLo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS)
Succeeded byRina Harun
(PH–BERSATU)
Majority866 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Johari bin Abdul Ghani

(1964-03-06) 6 March 1964 (age 60)
Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor (now Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(since 1988)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(since 1998)
Spouse(s)Zurwati Haslinda Zainal Bahry, Nor Fairos Mohd Nasib
Residence(s)Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChartered Accountant

Johari bin Abdul Ghani (Jawi: جوهري بن عبدالغني, Malay pronunciation: [johari]; born 6 March 1964) or more commonly known as Dato' Jo is a Malaysian politician and chartered accountant who has served as Minister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023, Chairman of the Asset Recovery Task Force on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB scandal) since March 2023[1] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Titiwangsa from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2022. He served as the Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from June 2016 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Deputy Minister of Finance in the BN administration under former Prime Minister and Minister Najib and former Minister II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah from July 2015 to his promotion to Minister II in June 2016 as well as Chairman of the UDA Holdings Berhad from July 2013 to his resignation in July 2015. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer General of BN since April 2023[2] and Vice President of UMNO since March 2023. He is also presently the only BN MP in Klang Valley.

  1. ^ "Anwar picks Goldman Sachs critic Johari to lead 1MDB task force". The Star. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "BN agrees to back unity government". The Star. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.