Abang Johari
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ابڠ عبدالرحمن زوهاري ابڠ اوڤيڠ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abang Johari in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Premier of Sarawak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Adenan Satem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 13 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Adenan Satem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 12 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Secretary-General | Alexander Nanta Linggi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Openg 4 August 1950 Limbang, Crown Colony of Sarawak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (from 1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Abang Openg (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Brunel University of London (MBA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | premier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.