Khir Johari

Mohamed Khir Johari
محمد خير جوهري
Minister of Education
In office
1965–1969
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Talib
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Ya'kub
ConstituencyKedah Tengah
In office
1957–1960
Preceded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Talib
ConstituencyKedah Tengah
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Ishak
Succeeded byMohamed Ghazali Jawi
ConstituencyKedah Tengah
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
18 November 1959 – 9 October 1962
Preceded byIsmail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byLim Swee Aun
ConstituencyKedah Tengah
Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States of America
In office
February 1972 – March 1976
Preceded byOmar Yoke Lin Ong
Succeeded byZain Azraai Zainal Abidin
Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations
In office
1975–1976
Preceded bySardon Jubir
Succeeded byZaiton Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Muda
In office
4 November 1974 – 29 March 1982
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDaim Zainuddin (UMNOBN)
Majority9,518 (1978)
Unopposed (1974)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kedah Tengah
(Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971)
In office
27 July 1955 – 31 July 1974
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority2,375 (1969)
10,680 (1964)
6,836 (1959)
29,646 (1955)
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Khir bin Johari

(1923-01-29)29 January 1923
Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died19 November 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 83)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouses
  • Kalsom Abdul Rahman
  • Christine Lim
ChildrenZairil Khir Johari (son)
EducationSultan Abdul Hamid College
OccupationPolitician, diplomat

Tan Sri Mohamed Khir bin Johari (Jawi: محمد خير بن جوهري; 29 January 1923 – 19 November 2006)[1][2] was a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Minister of Education.

Born on 29 January 1923, in Alor Setar, Khir received formal education in the prestigious Sultan Abdul Hamid College (KSAH) in Kedah. Khir was a Member of Parliament from 1955 to 1982. He was involved in the Malaysian political scene from its inception and served in the Cabinet of Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak.

Upon his retirement he held positions in several organisations, most famously as President of the World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia (WWF).

Khir died of heart failure at 83 on 19 November 2006. He was accorded a state funeral and was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.[3]

  1. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Mohamed Khir Johari". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Mohamed Khir Johari". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018. (in Malay)
  3. ^ SYED AZHAR AND IZATUN SHARI (20 November 2006). "Khir accorded state funeral". The Star. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2018.