Abang Johari

Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
ابڠ عبدالرحمن زوهاري ابڠ اوڤيڠ
Abang Johari in 2025
1st Premier of Sarawak
Assumed office
13 January 2017
Governor
Deputies
Preceded byAdenan Satem
6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Assumed office
13 January 2017
Deputies
Preceded byAdenan Satem
1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Assumed office
12 June 2018
Deputies
Secretary-GeneralAlexander Nanta Linggi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded by
Ministerial portfolios (Sarawak)
1984–1987Assistant Minister of Regional Development and Community Development
1987–2000Minister of Industrial Development
2000–2004Minister of Tourism
2004–2009Minister of Housing
2009–2011Minister of Housing and Urbanisation
2011–2016Minister of Tourism
2016–2017Deputy Chief Minister
2016–2017Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
2016–2017Minister of Housing and Urbanisation
2017–2021Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
2017–2021Minister of Urban Development and Resources
2022–presentMinister for Finance and New Economy
2022–presentMinister for Natural Resources and Urban Development
Personal details
Born
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Openg

(1950-08-04) 4 August 1950
Limbang, Crown Colony of Sarawak
CitizenshipMalaysia
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (from 1977)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang
(m. 1977)
Relations
Children2
ParentAbang Openg (father)
EducationBrunel University of London (MBA)
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Websitepremier.sarawak.gov.my

Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Openg (Jawi: ابڠ عبدالرحمن زوهاري ابڠ اوڤيڠ; born 4 August 1950), also known as Abang Johari or Abang Jo, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the sixth and current Premier of Sarawak since 2017. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, he has been the party's president since 2017 and has represented Gedong in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2021.

Born in Limbang into a political family, Abang Johari earned a master's degree in business administration from Brunel University. He previously represented Satok from 1981 to 2021. He assumed the premiership (then titled Chief Minister) following the death of his predecessor, Adenan Satem, in January 2017. He has also served as the first chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak since its formation in June 2018, following its split from Barisan Nasional. The new coalition achieved a landslide victory in the 2021 Sarawak state election, winning 76 out of 82 seats in the State Legislative Assembly. Abang Johari has been seen as a centrist-centre-right regionalist leader with social democratic and communitarian leanings. His leadership focused on inclusive development, stability and Sarawak's autonomy.