Johari bin Harun (20 January 1970 – 17 August 2023) was a Malaysian politician and businessman 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 a plane crash in August 2023 respectively. He was a member and Division Chief of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He was also the group CEO of Gading Group.
Death
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.
Election results + Pahang State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2022N36 Pelangai Johari Harun (UMNO) 7,308 57.71%Kasim Samat (PAS) 3,260 25.74%12,8464,04878.5%Ahmed Wafiuddin Shamsuri (AMANAH) 2,031 16.04%Isa Ahmad (PUTRA) 65 0.51%
Honours
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2017) Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014) Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (2011)
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