Johari Abdul Ghani

Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji Johari Abdul Ghani MP
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Personal details
Born	Johari bin Abdul Ghani (1964-03-06)March 6, 1964 Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Spouse	Zurwati Haslinda Zainal Bahry Norfairos Mohd Nasib
Residence(s)	Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur
Alma mater	Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant, London, England.
Occupation	Deputy Minister of Finance

Dato' Haji Johari Abdul Ghani is Barisan Nasional Members of Parliament for Titiwangsa Constituency since 2013. He is a successful corporate figure in his involvement as Group Managing Director of C.I. Holdings Bhd. He won his parliamentary seat by defeating PAS candidate Ahmad Zamri Asa'ad Khuzami a lawyer and held a post as director at PAS Department of Law and Human Rights (JUHAM). Appointed as UMNO Supreme Council Members and UDA Holding Chairman. On 27 June 2016 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had announced a reshuffling of the cabinet ministers, which included the appointment of Johari as Deputy Minister of Finance.

Early life

Born and raised in the poor area of Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur in 1964, Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani received his primary school education at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kampung Pandan (now known as SRK Tun Hussein Onn) from 1971 to 1976 and pursued his studies at Sekolah Menengah Aminuddin Baki in Kampung Pandan from 1977 until 1981. He continued his tertiary education at Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), Shah Alam from 1982 until 1985 and obtained his Diploma in Accounting. He then furthered his accounting studies in the UK, which qualified him for membership to the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1988 and awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1993.

Career

Datuk Johari started his career at an international accounting firm, Peat Marwick & Co. (now known as KPMG) as an auditor. He has held key positions in several companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He also held positions as Managing Directors of companies involved in the fast food industries, manufacturing and agriculture. Datuk Johari is active in various social and community services. He was appointed Chairman of ‘Jawatankuasa Pemakanan Negara’ at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. He was also a member of ‘Lembaga Pelawat Hospital Kuala Lumpur’ and member of ‘Jawatankuasa Badan Amal & Aduan Rakyat Wilayah Persekutuan’.He is currently the Chairman of Yayasan Bena Nusa and a Board Member of the Yayasan Pendidikan Titiwangsa, both of which were established to help to reduce urban poverty and improve educational outcomes for children of the urban poor.

Political career

Datuk Johari has been active in politics for more than 24 years since 1988. He has held various positions in UMNO / BN Titiwangsa. In June 2010, he was made the Acting Chief of UMNO’s Division of Titiwangsa and appointed as Barisan Nasional Coordinating Chairman for the Titiwangsa parliamentary constituency. Concerned with community issues raised by the Titiwangsa Parliament, he took the initiative to establish a Community Service Center in Titiwangsa in July 2010 to assist in addressing and resolving these issues. Amongst the major concerns of the Titiwangsa Parliament community were poverty, squatters’ settlement, infrastructure, vendors and others. The Community Service Center operates on Mondays to Fridays from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Achievement

In recognition of his efforts in the areas of community, social, politics, corporate and business, he was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Selangor (D.S.I.S) by Sultan Idris Shah of Selangor Sultan Sharifuddin which carries the title Dato’ in 2003. In 2005, he was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Persekutuan Panglima Jasa Negara (P.J.N.) by the Agong XII Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail which carries the title Datuk.