Juhar Mahiruddin

Juhar Mahiruddin
جوهر ماهرالدين
10th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
Assumed office
1 January 2011
Chief MinistersMusa Aman
(2011–2018)
Shafie Apdal
(2018–2020)
Hajiji Noor
(since 2020)
Preceded byAhmadshah Abdullah
Speaker of the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office
15 December 2002 – 31 December 2010
Preceded byHassansaid Alban Sandukong
Succeeded bySalleh Said Keruak
Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat
In office
5 December 1990 – 10 November 1999
Serving with Ong Tee Keat
MonarchsAzlan Shah
Ja'afar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
SpeakerMohamed Zahir Ismail
ConstituencyKinabatangan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kinabatangan
In office
21 October 1990 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byPitting Mohd Ali
Succeeded byBung Moktar Radin
Personal details
Born
Juhar bin Mahiruddin

(1953-11-05) 5 November 1953 (age 70)
Tambisan Island, Sandakan Division, Crown Colony of North Borneo
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyas politician:
* United Sabah National Organisation (USNO)
* United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
as TYT Sabah:
Unknown/Independent
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseNorlidah R. M. Jasni (b. 1961)
RelationsArmani Mahiruddin (sister)
Al Hambra Juhar (son)
Residence(s)Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Alma materWolverhampton Polytechnic (LLB)
Lincoln's Inn
ProfessionLawyer

Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Juhar bin Mahiruddin (Jawi: جوهر بن ماهرالدين; born 5 November 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah since January 2011. He had served as Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from December 2002 to December 2010, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinabatangan from October 1990 to November 1999. He is also the longest-serving Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and founding member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Sabah.

Biography

Juhar was born on Tambisan Island, off the coast of the Sandakan Division in Sabah in 1953 to a political family. His father, Mahiruddin Husin was a member of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO).

He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1977 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1980. He served as a first-class magistrate from 1981 to 1982 and went into private practice from 1982 to 1985.

Political career

Juhar joined USNO, a Barisan Nasional (BN) component party of the time, and campaigned unsuccessfully for office twice, before being elected to Dewan Rakyat for Kinabatangan in October 1990. He was also appointed as the Deputy Speaker upon taking his seat in parliament, and served throughout his term as member of parliament.

USNO had been experiencing a decline since 1976, when it lost the state government to the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA), which later joined BN. It was disbanded in 1991, and Juhar was involved in negotiations that culminated in the entry of UMNO into Sabah, and the absorption of USNO members into UMNO.

He was not selected to contest the 1999 general election, but remained active in politics. In December 2002, he was appointed as the Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. He carried on to serve till December 2010, when he was to be appointed the 10th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah by King Mizan Zainal Abidin. He was sworn in on 1 January 2011.

He was sworn in once again for his second term on the first day in 2015.

In 2018, he was again reappointed as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri for the third term.

On 23 December 2022, he was confirmed to be reappointed as the Governor of Sabah for his fourth term from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 for 2 years.On 1 January 2023, he was officially sworn in.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P141 Kinabatangan, Sabah Juhar Mahiruddin (UMNO) 5,473 50.77% Miyong Hamzah (IND) 5,308 49.23% 10,910 165 40.07%
1995 P162 Kinabatangan, Sabah Juhar Mahiruddin (UMNO) 6,431 58.66% Abdul Malek Chua (PBS) 4,533 41.34% 11,202 1,898 58.46%

Personal life

Juhar is married to Norlidah R. M. Jasni and has four children.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia


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