Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | |
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![]() Abang Johari in 2024 | |
1st Premier of Sarawak (6th Chief Minister until 1 March 2022) | |
Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |
Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
Deputy | See list
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Preceded by | Adenan Satem |
1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak | |
Assumed office 12 June 2018 | |
Deputy | Douglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
Secretary-General | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
Preceded by | Position established |
6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |
Deputy | Douglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan |
Preceded by | Adenan Satem |
Ministerial roles (Sarawak) | |
1984–1987 | Assistant Minister of Regional Development and Community Development |
1987–2000 | Minister of Industrial Development |
2000–2004 | Minister of Tourism |
2004–2009 | Minister of Housing |
2009–2011 | Minister of Housing and Urbanisation |
2011–2016 | Minister of Tourism |
2016–2017 | Deputy Chief Minister |
2016–2017 | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture |
2016–2017 | Minister of Housing and Urbanisation |
2017–2021 | Minister of Finance and Economic Planning |
2017–2021 | Minister of Urban Development and Resources |
2022– | Minister for Finance and New Economy |
2022– | Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development |
Personal details | |
Born | Limbang, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) | 4 August 1950
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (since 1977) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse |
Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang
(m. 1977) |
Relations | Datu Patinggi Ali (great-great-grandfather) Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (father-in-law) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Abang Openg Abang Sapiee (father) |
Alma mater | Henley College, Brunel University (MBA)[1] |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | premier |
Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Haji Openg (born 4 August 1950),[2] popularly known as Abang Jo or Abang Johari,[3] is a Malaysian politician who is currently serving as the head of government of Sarawak since 2017.[4] He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gedong since 2021, having previously being the MLA for Satok from 1981 to 2021.[5] He is the son of the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak, Abang Openg Abang Sapiee.
Abang Johari took over as the chief minister (later known as premier) following the death of his predecessor Adenan Satem in January 2017.[6] He is a member and the current president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[7] He is also the first chairman of GPS since its formation in June 2018 after its split from Barisan Nasional (BN).[8][9]
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