Johari bin Harun (20 January 1970 – 17 August 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail from December 2022 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai from November 2022 to his death in August 2023 respectively.[1] He was a member and Division Chief of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[2] He was also the group CEO of Gading Group.[3][4]

Johari Harun
جوهري هارون
Member of the
Pahang State Executive Council
(Local Government, Housing,
Environment and Green Technology:
14 December 2022 – 17 August 2023)
[note 1]
In office
2 December 2022 – 17 August 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Menteri BesarWan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded byAbdul Rahim Muda
(Local Government and Housing)
Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin
(Environment)
Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif
(Green Technology)
Succeeded byWan Rosdy Wan Ismail
(Local Government and Housing)
Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif
(Environment)
Nizar Najib
(Green Technology)
ConstituencyPelangai
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Pelangai
In office
19 November 2022 – 17 August 2023
Preceded byAdnan Yaakob
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byAmizar Abu Adam
(BN–UMNO)
Majority4,048 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Johari bin Harun

(1970-01-20)20 January 1970
Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
Died17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 53)
Bandar Elmina, Selangor, Malaysia
Cause of deathPlane crash
Resting placeTanah Perkuburan Islam Raudhatul Sakinah,
Taman Selasih, Batu Caves
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseMaziah Muhammad Sudin
Children5
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Death

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On 17 August 2023, Johari and nine others died when their airplane crashed in the middle of a road in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam in a Subang-bound flight from Langkawi.[5][6]

Election results

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Pahang State Legislative Assembly[7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 N36 Pelangai Johari Harun (UMNO) 7,308 57.71% Kasim Samat (PAS) 3,260 25.74% 12,846 4,048 78.5%
Ahmed Wafiuddin Shamsuri (AMANAH) 2,031 16.04%
Isa Ahmad (PEJUANG) 65 0.51%

Honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ Assumed portfolios 12 days after taking office.

References

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  1. ^ "#Elmina plane crash: Pahang exco member among those on aircraft". New Straits Times. 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "JOHARI HARUN". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "JOHARI HARUN". Politikus. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Elmina plane crash victim Johari Harun successful businessman turned politician". malaymail. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pahang exco Johari Harun among 10 dead in private jet crash". The Edge Malaysia. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ Dashcam footage of fatal plane crash circulating online, retrieved 25 August 2023
  7. ^ "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 January 2023.