Zairil Khir Johari | |
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| زعير الخير جوهري | |
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| President of Football Association of Penang | |
| In office 1 February 2017 – 9 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nazir Ariff |
| Succeeded by | Tahir Jalaluddin |
| Executive Director of Penang Institute | |
| In office March 2014 – December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Woo Wing Thye |
| Succeeded by | Ooi 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 Secretary | Tony Pua Kiam Wee |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Succeeded by | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan |
| State Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Penang | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2013 | |
| State Chairman | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Exco roles (Penang) | |
| 2018– | Chairman of the Infrastructure and Transport |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1982 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic 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 mater | Multimedia University (BSc) School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | zairil.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.
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