Johari Abdul

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Johari bin Abdul (Jawi: جوهري بن عبد; born May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who is the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament. Previously, he served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah beginning in October 2022 and was a Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun from May 2018 until his resignation in December 2022, upon which he became Speaker. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani from March 2008 and held the role of Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan Backbenchers Club (PHBBC) from August 2018 to November 2022. Johari is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also the father of Minister of Youth and Sports and Sungai Petani MP Mohammed Taufiq Johari.

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