Johari bin Abdul

Johari bin Abdul is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat since December 2022. 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. 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 began his Administrative and Diplomatic Officer (PTD) career as an officer in Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Public Service Department Malaysia (JPA). He also served in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (JPM) and the Malaysian Students Department (Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia, MSD). Later, he became the director of the investment department for Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) and also served as the director of the National Civics Bureau (BTN).