Abdul Ghani Othman

Abdul Ghani Othman
عبدالغني عثمان
14th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
3 May 1995 – 14 May 2013
MonarchsIskandar
Ibrahim
Preceded byMuhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
ConstituencySerom
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
1 December 1993 – 24 April 1995
MonarchsAzlan Shah
Ja'afar
DeputyTeng Gaik Kwan
Preceded byAnnuar Musa
Succeeded byMuhyiddin Yassin
ConstituencyLedang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ledang
In office
3 August 1986 – 24 April 1995
Preceded byNgah Abdul Rahman (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byHashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Majority10,665 (1986)
7,547 (1990)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Serom
In office
25 April 1995 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHashim Ismail (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byAbd Razak Minhat (UMNO-BN)
Majority13,496 (1995)
8,248 (1999)
8,081 (2004)
4,971 (2008)
Senator
(Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
In office
11 December 1984 – July 1986
MonarchIskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Personal details
Born
Abdul Ghani bin Othman

(1946-11-14) 14 November 1946 (age 78)
Sungai Mati, Tangkak (formerly part of Muar District), Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseJamilah Ariffin
Alma materLa Trobe University
University of Queensland
OccupationPolitician

Tan Sri Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman (Jawi: عبدالغاني بن عثمان; born 14 November 1946) served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Johor in Malaysia from 1995 to 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had held the political party position of Ledang Division Chairman, Johor State Liaison Chairman and National Supreme Council member of UMNO before. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of Sime Darby Berhad, starting from 1 July 2013.[1]

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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