Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari
زعيرالخير جوهري
Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
2018–Chairman of the Infrastructure and Transport
President of Football Association of Penang
In office
1 February 2017 – 9 October 2017
Preceded byNazir Ariff
Succeeded byTahir Jalaluddin
Executive Director of Penang Institute
In office
March 2014 – December 2016
Preceded byWoo Wing Thye
Succeeded byOoi Kee Beng
Assistant National Publicity Secretary
of the Democratic Action Party[1]
In office
29 September 2013 – 20 March 2022
Serving with Yeo Bee Yin
National Publicity SecretaryTony Pua Kiam Wee
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
Succeeded byHannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
State Vice Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Penang
Assumed office
2 December 2013
Serving with
Ramasamy Palanisamy (2013–2021)
Jagdeep Singh Deo(2021–2024)
Yeoh Soon Hin (since 2024)
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
(2013–2022)
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(since 2022)
State ChairmanChow Kon Yeow
(2013–2024)
Steven Sim Chee Keong
(since 2024)
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018Democratic Action Party
Personal details
Born (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982 (age 42)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Spouse(s)Ulfah Zainal Abidin
(m. 2005; d. 2008)
Noor Dahlia Hamzah
(m. 2011; d. 2017)
Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud
(m. 2018)
Parent(s)Khir Johari (Father)
Alma materMultimedia University (BSc)
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA)
OccupationPolitician
Websitezairil.com

Zairil Khir Johari (born 17 October 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Bunga since May 2018. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the PH coalition. In DAP, he served as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary from September 2013 to March 2022, State Vice Chairman of Penang since December 2013 and Parliamentary Spokesperson of Education, Science and Technology.[2] He is the son of Khir Johari, former federal minister and prominent politician from Barisan Nasional (BN) and Alliance.

  1. ^ "DAP national Leadership". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ Shukry, Anisah. "Not waiting for allies, DAP sets up shadow cabinet". www.themalaysianinsider.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2023.