Johari Abdul Ghani

Johari Abdul Ghani
جوهري عبدالغني
Johari in 2017
Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyChan Foong Hin
Preceded byFadillah Yusof
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Treasurer-General of the Barisan Nasional
Assumed office
27 April 2023
ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byHishammuddin Hussein
Vice President of the
United Malays National Organisation
Assumed office
18 March 2023
Serving with
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byMahdzir Khalid
Chairman of the Asset Recovery Task Force on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
Assumed office
10 March 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Minister of Finance II
In office
27 June 2016  10 May 2018
Serving with Najib Razak (Minister of Finance)
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyOthman Aziz
Lee Chee Leong
Preceded byAhmad Husni Hanadzlah
Succeeded byAmir Hamzah Azizan
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
29 July 2015  27 June 2016
Serving with Chua Tee Yong
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterNajib Razak
(Minister of Finance)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
(Minister of Finance II)
Preceded byAhmad Maslan
Succeeded byOthman Aziz
ConstituencyTitiwangsa
Chairman of the UDA Holdings Berhad
In office
8 July 2013  28 July 2015
MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byNur Jazlan Mohamed
Succeeded byMohd Shafei Abdullah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Titiwangsa
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byRina Harun
(PHBERSATU)
Majority4,632 (2022)
In office
5 May 2013  9 May 2018
Preceded byLo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS)
Succeeded byRina Harun
(PH–BERSATU)
Majority866 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Johari bin Abdul Ghani

(1964-03-06) 6 March 1964
Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor (now Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysia
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1988–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1998–present)
Spouse(s)Zurwati Haslinda Zainal Bahry,
Nor Fairos Mohd Nasib
Residence(s)Desa Pandan,  Kuala Lumpur
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA (Dip)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChartered accountant

Johari bin Abdul Ghani (Jawi: جوهري بن عبدالغني; Malay pronunciation: [johari]; born 6 March 1964), more commonly known as Dato' Jo, is a Malaysian politician and chartered accountant who has served as Minister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Titiwangsa from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer General of BN since April 2023 and one of the Vice Presidents of UMNO since March 2023. He is also presently the only BN MP in Klang Valley.