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Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg

November 23, 2023

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abang Openg is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg (Jawi: ابڠ عبد الرحمن جوهري بن ابڠ اوڤيڠ‎; born 4 August 1950),[2] familiarly known as Abang Jo or Abang Johari,[3] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the head of government of Sarawak since January 2017.[4] He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gedong since 2021, having previously being the MLA for Satok from 1981 to 2021. He was also the MLA for Satok between May 1981 and December 2021.[5] He is the son of the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Abang Openg Abang Sapiee.

Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
PMN DP DA PNBS JBS MLA
ابڠ جوهري اوڤيڠ‎
Abang Johari in 2022
6th Premier of Sarawak
(Chief Minister until 1 March 2022)
Assumed office
13 January 2017
GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
[[Deputy 6th Premier of Sarawak
(Chief Minister until 1 March 2022)|Deputy]]
Preceded byAdenan Satem (as Chief Minister)
1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Assumed office
12 June 2018
DeputyDouglas Uggah Embas
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Secretary-GeneralAlexander Nanta Linggi
Preceded byPosition established
6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Assumed office
13 January 2017
DeputyDouglas Uggah Embas
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Preceded byAdenan Satem
Ministerial roles (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–Minister for Finance and New Economy
2022–Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development
Personal details
Born (1950-08-04) 4 August 1950 (age 73)
Limbang, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (since 1977)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang
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(m. 1977)​
RelationsTuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (father-in-law)
Children2
ParentAbang Openg Abang Sapiee (father)
Alma materHenley College, Brunel University (MBA)[1]
OccupationPolitician
Websitepremier.sarawak.gov.my

Abang Johari took over as the chief minister (later known as premier) following the death of his predecessor Adenan Satem in January 2017.[6] He is a member and the current president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition which is aligned with federal ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions.[7] He is also the first chairman of GPS since its formation in June 2018.[8][9]

Early life and education edit

Abang Johari was born in Limbang on 4 August 1950,[10] to Abang Openg Abang Sapiee and Dayang Masniah Abdul Rahman. He is the youngest of ten siblings.[10] His father, Abang Openg, was the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and one of the local prominent figures active in several Sarawak independence movements.[11]

Abang Johari's education began at Merpati Jepang Primary School, Kuching. He later pursued secondary education at St. Joseph Secondary School, Kuching.[12][13]

In 1969, Abang Johari's father died when he was 19 years old.

Early career edit

After finishing school, Abang Johari then worked with Malaysia Airlines as an executive officer.[1] He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Henley College, Brunel University.[10][14]

Political career edit

In the early 1970s, there were several active youth organisations in Sarawak. Among them are the Federation of Sarawak Malay Youth Clubs, Sarawak Youth Council and Bidayuh Youth Club.[14] In 1972, the leaders of these organizations met and agreed to merge and establish the Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS). Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, the then Chief Minister of Sarawak, was appointed as the first president of SABERKAS in 1973. Abang Johari at that time was also active in SABERKAS.[14] At the same time, he had already joined the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) that governed the federal and state. In 1977, Abang Johari officially entered politics for the first time at the age of 27 when he was appointed as PBB youth chief.[15]

In 1981, incumbent Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Satok, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha announced his resignation from the seat. Following that, in line with the constitution, it paved the way for a by-election to be held. Abang Johari refused to accept the offer from Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Ya'kub to run for the seat.[16] He deliberately gave an excuse to avoid Abdul Rahman's offer. Abdul Rahman had met with Abang Johari's mother, Dayang Masniah to discuss the matter. Abang Johari then asked his mother for her views on Abdul Rahman's offer. He recalled his mother telling him "not to argue with the older people".[16] He had no choice but to accept Abdul Rahman's offer in the end. Later, he accepted the offer and won the Satok seat.[16] In 1982, Abang Johari was appointed as the principal political secretary to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Ministerial career (1984–2017) edit

Abang Johari was re-elected in 1983 state election, and was appointed as the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Community Development a year later.

After the 1987 state election, in which he retained his Satok seat, Abang Johari was promoted as full minister, and was admitted to the state cabinet under Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.[17] He was appointed as the Minister of Industrial Development.[17]

In 2000, Abang Johari was appointed Minister of Tourism. In the 2001 state election, he managed to retain once again his seat. He held the ministerial post until 2004.

In a cabinet reshuffle made by Abdul Taib in 2004, Abang Johari was appointed Minister of Housing. He maintained his victory in his seat in the 2006 state election.[17]

In 2009, Abang Johari kept his previous post, but added the portfolio of Urbanisation to it, making him the Minister of Housing and Urbanisation. He served until 2011.[17]

After regaining his seat in the 2011 state election, Abang Johari was named Minister of Tourism for the second time by Abdul Taib.[17]

Abdul Taib's resignation edit

On 12 February 2014, Chief Minister Abdul Taib announced that he would resign at the end of the month, spending roughly 33 years in office.[18] After the announcement, Abang Johari was considered a potential candidate to replace Abdul Taib. Minister of Special Duties Adenan Satem and Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Awang Tengah Ali Hasan have also been touted as potential successors for Abdul Taib.[18] Abdul Taib, on the other hand, nominated Adenan as his successor to Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin.[18] Adenan was eventually named chief minister and took the oath of office on 28 February 2014.[19] Adenan kept his predecessor's cabinet line-up after taking over the state administration, and would only reshuffle the cabinet after the state election.[20] Adenan and Abang Johari had known one other from childhood as they were from the same village.[21]

Deputy Chief Minister (2016–2017) edit

Abang Johari was able to retain his seat after Barisan Nasional's resounding victory in the 2016 state election.[22] Following that, Chief Minister Adenan promoted Abang Johari as the deputy chief minister,[23] the post he served alongside Douglas Uggah Embas and James Jemut Masing.[23] At the same time, Abang Johari has been entrusted with two cabinet positions, namely Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Minister of Housing and Urbanisation.[24]

Adenan's death edit

Just six months after winning the state election, Chief Minister Adenan died of heart attack on 11 January 2017.[25] The untimely demise is the first occurrence to a serving chief minister in Sarawak. Following Adenan's death, Abang Johari's name resurfaced as a possible successor, owing to his position as one of the ruling party's deputy presidents.[26] Douglas Uggah Embas and Awang Tengah Ali Hasan are the other two deputy presidents of the party. The party, however, opted to observe the mourning period for Adenan's death before deciding on his successor.[27] Abang Johari also stated that "it was improper to debate a successor for Chief Minister Adenan Satem while we are still mourning his death".[21]

Adenan's death was mourned throughout the week, and many leaders attended his funeral in Kuching.[28]

Chief Minister (2017–2022) edit

Abang Johari was appointed as Adenan's successor by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud. He was sworn in on 13 January 2017,[9][8] and officially started his duty three days later.[29] Days after he was sworn in, Abang Johari seemed in no hurry about making various statements to memorialise his predecessor Adenan, whose legacy was still fresh in the minds of the people of Sarawak.[30][31]

First cabinet edit

Main article: First Abang Johari cabinet
 
Abang Johari with Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Kuching on 8 September 2017 during the governor's birthday parade

Following the end of the period of mourning for Adenan's death, Abang Johari indicated that he wished to keep the same cabinet lineup as during Adenan's administration.[32] The Ministry of Finance was simply taken over by Abang Johari, who renamed it the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.[32] On 25 January 2017, Abang Johari led his cabinet members in declaring and signing the corruption free pledge.[33]

Abang Johari presented a new cabinet lineup in May 2017, nearly five months after taking office. He named Awang Tengah Ali Hasan as the deputy chief minister – a post that had been vacant after he was appointed chief minister.[34] Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Talib Zulpilip, Snowdan Lawan, and Abdullah Saidol are among the new faces in the cabinet.[35] In August 2019, Abang Johari reshuffled his cabinet.[36]

UEC recognition and Chinese schools edit

In February 2017, Abang Johari pledged to keep recognising the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) and providing financial help to Chinese schools in Sarawak,[37] saying that "Sarawak would lose a lot of human capital" if it does not recognise UEC.[38]

To encourage Chinese education, the state government has allocated RM10 million each year, equivalent to the amount granted to missionary schools. The Chinese community's insistence on education has also been recognised by the government, which has allowed them to open their own schools and promote Chinese education. Abang Johari has also assured that all UEC holders can apply for jobs in the state civil service with such qualifications.[39]

Religious and racial affairs edit

Your religion is your religion. My religion is my religion. Whatever you believe or do is between you and God.

—Abang Johari, 24 December 2018.[40]

In March 2017, Abang Johari remained adamant in his opposition to the state's implementation of the hudud law, saying that he had the same views as his predecessor Adenan.[41] According to him, the state government is concerned that the hudud bill's penalties are "discriminatory between Muslims and non-Muslims".[41]

Under Abang Johari's leadership, the state government formed the Other Religious Affairs Unit (UNIFOR) in April 2017 to aid all religions and protect the interests and welfare of Sarawak's non-Muslims.[42] The state government has set aside a particular fund to help other religions with things like house of worship construction, maintenance, and upgrades through UNIFOR.[43][44] Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia that can channel funds to support other religions, hence the founding of this unit made history.[45] Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas is in charge of UNIFOR.[46]

Abang Johari has always reminded the non-Muslims in Sarawak that they are allowed to use the word "Allah" at any time,[47][48] saying that "it's not human beings who judge themselves as pious but it is God".[49]

Abang Johari has also consistently prioritised the interests of all races in Sarawak.[50] After many Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) development projects[51] and the new building of the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA)[52] were approved during his administration, the Wisma Melayu Sarawak building is indicative of the state government's willingness to give amenities to all races.[53]

Land rights edit

In April 2017, Abang Johari said that the state government would work to ensure that land owned by the Malay community in the state's urban centres remained in the hands of the Malay community and their descendants.[54] In August 2020, Abang Johari announced that the state government acknowledged and defended the people's rights to Native Customary Rights (NCR) Land. The Sarawak Native Customary Rights Land Survey Programme was launched by Abang Johari and consists of two stages: perimeter measuring under Section 6 of the state land code and individual lot measurement under Section 18 of the same code.

BN's loss in GE14 edit

In the 2018 federal election, Barisan Nasional (BN) suffered a crushing defeat, losing a large number of seats.[55] Despite this, BN did not lose at the state level in Sarawak, despite losing a number of parliamentary seats. Following the devastating loss, the coalition's four component parties, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP),[56][57] all of which operate solely in Sarawak, announced their departure from the coalition on 12 June 2018,[58] led by Abang Johari.

Establishment of GPS edit

After leaving BN, Abang Johari then formed a new coalition of the four local political parties known as Gabungan Parti Sarawak or abbreviated as GPS, thus becoming its chairman.[59]

The coalition focuses on Sarawak's interests and rights based on the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) and remain an opposition at the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government.[58] On 23 August 2018, Abang Johari announced that GPS has been registered and is awaiting the issuance of the official letter from the Registrar of Societies.[60] The coalition was finally legalised on 19 November 2018.[61][62]

2020 federal political crisis edit

Main article: 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis

Following the 2020 Malaysian political crisis which saw the PH federal government lose its majority in the Dewan Rakyat, GPS entered into an agreement by declaring support for the new government coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN), led by Muhyiddin Yassin. Abang Johari, however, maintained that the agreement will not see GPS become a member of PN, but will remain as a partner instead for the sake of political stability.[63][64] Armed with the support of 18 MPs from GPS and several other MPs, Muhyiddin was appointed as the eighth Prime Minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[65][66]

By mid-2021, the political crisis at the federal level had worsened when several MPs from UMNO, one of the components of Barisan Nasional, withdrew support for Muhyiddin.[67][68][69] Even so, GPS under Abang Johari remained steadfast in its stance to continue supporting the Muhyiddin-led federal government,[70] saying that "now is not the time for politicking but rather for uniting to face the pandemic crisis".[71]

The political crisis culminated in August 2021 when Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned after losing majority.[72] Following the event, Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was touted and nominated to replace Muhyiddin.[73][74] GPS has unanimously supported Ismail Sabri,[75] and Ismail Sabri was eventually appointed as the ninth Prime Minister on 20 August 2021.[76]

COVID-19 pandemic edit

Main articles: COVID-19 pandemic in Sarawak and Malaysian movement control order

COVID-19 officially spread throughout Sarawak in March 2020.[77] In response, Abang Johari announced a two-week stay home order on everyone entering the state as part of measures to prevent the escalation of the disease.[78] Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the implementation the movement control order (MCO).[79] MCO started nationwide including Sarawak from 18 March 2020 and was extended in various stages until June 2021.[80][81][82][83][84] The federal government then introduced a four-phase National Recovery Plan (NRP) to help the nation emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout, which also includes Sarawak.[85] As of January 2022, Sarawak is now in the last phase of NRP.[86] Sarawak has been praised by Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah and become an example to other states in Malaysia for successfully curbing the spread of COVID-19.[87]

In response to the various impacts of COVID-19, more than RM5.6 billion was spent by the Abang Johari-led state government to implement a few aid packages to help the people affected by COVID-19 known as Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS).[88] In almost two years, a total of eight BKSS packages have been announced by the chief minister involving more than 30 initiatives.[88]

In January 2021, a big wave of COVID-19 has hit Sarawak.[89] Abang Johari then has announced that the state will begin a vaccination programme to combat the rise in COVID-19 infections.[90] In February 2021, he received his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, publicly taking the vaccine on live television.[91] He returned for his second dose in March 2021.[92]

Sarawak has become one of Malaysia's fastest states in terms of vaccinating its citizens,[93] with COVID-19 cases in the state dropping in July 2021.[94] However, with the emergence of the Delta variant,[95] Sarawak saw a significant spike in cases, which peaked in mid-September 2021.[96] Abang Johari then announced that the state government will enhance vaccination, particularly booster doses.[97][98] Infections in the state have reduced dramatically since early November 2021, following the massive booster doses vaccination.[99] The state's vaccination programme has fully inoculated over 75.2% of the population and 91.7% of adults as of 8 January 2022.[100]

Economic affairs edit

Abang Johari is well known for his digital economy initiatives and efforts for Sarawak.[101][102] Shortly after assuming office, he established state's digital economy plan, known as "Sarawak Digital Economy Strategy 2018–2022", with the goal of transforming the state's economy through digital transformation to attain high-income status and become a developed state by 2030.[101][102]

In this digital economy plan, 47 strategic plans were given in eight economic sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and smart city.[102] The digital health, e-commerce, and digital government sectors, as well as social sports, arts, and culture, are among the other sectors.[101][102]

Under Abang Johari's leadership, a regulatory body and multimedia authority for Sarawak, known as Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), has been established in 2017 to spearhead its digital economy including the development of digital infrastructure, cyber security, talent development, e-commerce, research and development in digital technology, digital innovation and entrepreneurship and digital government in the state.[103][102]

Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) was also established by Abang Johari with the goal of financing infrastructure projects relating to the Internet, transportation systems, renewable energy sector development projects, the oil and gas industry, healthcare, and modern agriculture.[104][101] It became a new source of funding for state development projects, altering the state government's financial model.[105][101]

Restoring Sarawak status edit

See also: 2021 amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia

According to Abang Johari, the establishment GPS was inspired by the spirit sparked by his predecessor Adenan in fighting for the rights of Sarawak as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).[101] Abang Johari also vowed to continue the legacy of Adenan's struggle to claim all Sarawak's rights that have been eroded.[106][101]

In September 2021, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pledged to look into issues relating to Sarawak including Sabah via the Special Council on MA63, with negotiations being chaired by the prime minister, joined by Abang Johari as Sarawak's chief minister and Hajiji Noor as Sabah's chief minister, as well as eight federal ministers.[107] One month later, the federal government announced a bill to be tabled in the coming Parliament sitting after the Special Council on MA63 agreed to Articles 1(2) and 160(2) of the Federal Constitution to restore Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia. The same meeting also saw the council agree to empower both the Sabah and Sarawak governments to issue deep fishing licences as opposed to the federal government currently.[108] The amendments were tabled on 3 November 2021, consisting of four changes, being restoring Sabah and Sarawak as "territories", defining Malaysia Day as the day when Sabah and Sarawak joined and changes to the definition of the Federation, and defining who are natives of Sabah and Sarawak.[109] On 14 December 2021, the proposed amendment was passed in the Parliament unanimously.[110] According to Abang Johari, the approval of the bill is part of the previous efforts of GPS to defend the rights as in MA63 in accordance with the law.[111] He said that the restoration of Sarawak's status in MA63 was a key factor in GPS's victory in the 2021 state election.[112]

Oil and gas rights edit

In June 2017, Abang Johari announced that Sarawak will establish a state-owned oil and gas exploration company as well as the petroleum company would be 100% owned by the state and will work with PETRONAS on an equal basis.[113][114][115] It was eventually formed on 7 August 2017 and known as Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS).[116] The Sarawak government aimed to have PETROS in operation by the first quarter of 2018[117] and become an active player in the oil and gas industry by 2020.[118]

In July 2017, the government of Sarawak under Abang Johari sent a legal team to the United Kingdom to search for additional supporting documents regarding the Sarawak's rights in the MA63. Among them are Sarawak (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1954 by the Queen in Council, which stated that Sarawak boundary covers way beyond the three nautical miles.[119][120] Four months later, Sarawak has formed a special task force to negotiate with PETRONAS regarding the return of Sarawak oil and gas rights. The state was unwilling to resort to court action to nullify the Territorial Sea Act and PETRONAS dominance on Sarawak waters so as to preserve the good relationship between the federal and state government.[121]

In February 2018, Abang Johari questioned the validity of the 1974 Petroleum Development Act. This was because the Act was passed during the Emergency Proclamation period from 1969 to 2011. The Emergency Proclamation was abolished in 2011. This raises questions that whether the Petroleum Development Act would cease to become effective after 2011. He also stated that the Petroleum Development Act does not exclude laws such as Sarawak Oil Mining Ordinance 1958 which stated that only Sarawak has the right to issue mining licenses for oil production.[119] In April 2018, the chief minister also announced that under Oil Mining Ordinance 1958 and Gas Distribution Ordinance 2016, PETRONAS would need to apply mining license from PETROS to operate in Sarawak waters by July 2018.[122] Abang Johari also said that under the Item 2(c) of the State List, Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution, PETROS is able to exercise its rights on Sarawak waters. PETRONAS had welcomed PETROS into the oil and gas mining scene as long as PETROS acted within the framework of Malaysian Petroleum Development Act, 1974.[123] However, the opposition politicians in Sarawak cast doubts on whether Sarawak has truly regained its oil and gas rights without making any amendments to the existing laws in the country.[124] In April 2018, the opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan offered a 20% oil royalty deal for Sarawak government if the former wins the federal power in the 2018 general election,[125] however, Sarawak refused to sign it because it has no legal standing.[126]

After the elections, Malaysian federal government changed hands to Pakatan Harapan. On 22 May 2018, PETRONAS responded to Sarawak state attorney-general that it disagrees that PETRONAS need to apply license from PETROS to operate in Sarawak waters.[127] On 4 June 2018, PETRONAS filed a suit in the Federal Court of Malaysia in order to assert its position as the exclusive owner of Malaysian oil resources (including Sarawak) and the 1974 Petroleum Development Act is still valid.[128] On 22 June 2018, the federal court of Malaysia denied PETRONAS application to start legal proceedings against Sarawak because the case is not within the jurisdiction of the federal court.[129] On 10 July 2018, Sarawak state assembly passed the Oil Mining (Amendment) Bill (2018) in order to regulate oil and gas activities in the state. All oil and gas companies operating in Sarawak waters would be given grace period until the end of 2019 to comply with Oil Mining Ordinance (OMO) 1958.[130]

Since 1 January 2019, Sarawak enforced 5% sales on all petroleum products.[131] Initially, PETRONAS was given dateline until end of September 2019 to pay the sales tax.[132] After that, PETRONAS was given until end of October 2019 to pay the sales tax.[133] In September 2019, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stated that payment of 20% oil royalty is not possible for Sabah and Sarawak because it may compromise financial status of PETRONAS.[134] On 21 November 2019, the Sarawak government filed a suit against PETRONAS for not paying the 5% sales tax.[135]

In February 2020, PETROS took full control of natural gas supply, sales, and distribution network in the state from PETRONAS.[136] In March 2020, high court ruled that Sarawak has the power to impose sales tax on PETRONAS.[137] On 8 May 2020, PETRONAS agreed to pay RM 2 billion in petroleum products sales tax to Sarawak with a condition that the tax will be lowered on a staggered basis in the future. Besides, both parties also agreed that the Petroleum Development Act 1974 is valid with PETRONAS as the sole regulator of oil and gas industry in Malaysia.[138] In October 2020, Sarawak government issued mining leases in Miri and Marudi to PETROS for onshore oil and gas mining.[139] In year 2020, PETROS started to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to 1,500 business and 2,500 households in Miri and Bintulu.[140] In December 2020, PETROS launched its own brand of LPG gas cylinder.[141]

2021 state election edit

Main article: 2021 Sarawak state election

As the previous state legislative assembly first sat on 7 June 2016, it was originally set to be dissolved automatically on 7 June 2021. However, the 2021 state emergency declaration, preceded by a federal 2021 state of emergency declaration nationwide, arising from the federal political crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, suspended the automatic dissolution of the legislature until the proposed end of the emergency duration on 2 February 2022.[142][143] On 3 November 2021, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had consented to lift the state of emergency thus the state legislative assembly dissolved automatically and the state election must be held within 60 days after to elect a new state government,[144] and an election called for 18 December.

From Satok to Gedong edit

The election has seen the nomination of Abang Johari to contest the constituency seat of Gedong after its incumbent decided to not running for re-election. As a result, he had to leave his previous seat in Satok, which he had held for nearly 40 years. According to Abang Johari, he wants to serve in rural areas before he retires.

Aftermath edit

The election resulted in GPS winning an overwhelming landslide, gaining 76 out of 82 seats and a supermajority over the legislature.[145] With such victory, political observers predict that GPS will continue to wield power in determining which national party will form the federal government after the 15th general election, while opposition parties such as Democratic Action Party (DAP) and People's Justice Party (PKR) will see their influence erode.

Premier (2022–present) edit

After a state constitutional amendment was successfully passed on 15 February 2022, Abang Johari's position as Chief Minister was changed to Premier. The constitutional amendment was published in the Gazette and went into force on 1 March.[146]

Personal life edit

Abang Johari married Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang on 26 February 1977.[147] Juma'ani's father, Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman was the second Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak.[148] The couple have a son and a daughter; Abang Abdillah Izzarim and Dayang Norjihan.[147]

On 7 March 2022, Abang Johari announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[149]

Election results edit

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[150][151][152]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1981[note 1] N06 Satok Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1983 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		N/A 86.20% Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli (BERSATU) N/A 13.80% N/A N/A N/A
1987 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		N/A 69.62% Wan Ali Tengku Madhi (PERMAS) N/A 29.78% N/A N/A N/A
N/A (BERSATU) N/A 0.60%
1991 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		5,550 84.37% Faisal Othman (PERMAS) 1,028 15.63% 6,578 4,522 62.50%
1996 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		6,628 89.13% Sharkawi Faisal Othman (IND) 808 10.87% 7,436 5,820 60.91%
2001 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		4,830 71.02% Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol (PKR) 1,971 28.98% 6,801 2,859 63.01%
2006 N08 Satok Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		4,222 74.78% Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) 1,424 25.22% 5,646 2,798 53.88%
2011 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		4,691 71.27% Ahmad Nazib Johari (PKR) 1,891 28.73% 6,582 2,800 64.39%
2016 Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		6,854 79.12% Mohammad Salleh Shawkatali (PKR) 1,809 20.88% 8,663 5,045 64.97%
2021 N26 Gedong Abang Abdul Rahman
Zohari Abang Openg (PBB) 		4,310 81.88% Mohamad Sofian Fariz Sharbini (PSB) 703 13.35% 5,264 3,607 73.05%
Kamal Bujang (AMANAH) 94 1.79%
Tomson Ango (PBK) 157 2.98%

Honours edit

Honours of Malaysia edit

Honorary degrees edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ This election is not a Sarawak state election. Instead it was a by-election for the Satok constituency. It was held following the resignation of its incumbent Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha.[153]

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In this Malay name there is no family name The name Abang Openg is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by the given name Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari The Arabic derived word bin or binti binte if used means son of or daughter of respectively Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg Jawi ابڠ عبد الرحمن جوهري بن ابڠ اوڤيڠ born 4 August 1950 2 familiarly known as Abang Jo or Abang Johari 3 is a Malaysian politician who has served as the head of government of Sarawak since January 2017 4 He has been Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly MLA for Gedong since 2021 having previously being the MLA for Satok from 1981 to 2021 He was also the MLA for Satok between May 1981 and December 2021 5 He is the son of the first Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sarawak Abang Openg Abang Sapiee Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk PatinggiAbang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang OpengPMN DP DA PNBS JBS MLAابڠ جوهري اوڤيڠ Abang Johari in 20226th Premier of Sarawak Chief Minister until 1 March 2022 IncumbentAssumed office 13 January 2017GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud Deputy 6th Premier of Sarawak Chief Minister until 1 March 2022 Deputy Douglas Uggah EmbasAwang Tengah Ali HasanJames Jemut Masing 2016 2021 Sim Kui Hian since 2022 Preceded byAdenan Satem as Chief Minister 1st Chairman of Gabungan Parti SarawakIncumbentAssumed office 12 June 2018DeputyDouglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali HasanSecretary GeneralAlexander Nanta LinggiPreceded byPosition established6th President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera BersatuIncumbentAssumed office 13 January 2017DeputyDouglas Uggah Embas Awang Tengah Ali HasanPreceded byAdenan SatemMinisterial roles Sarawak 1984 1987Assistant Minister of Regional Development and Community Development1987 2000Minister of Industrial Development2000 2004Minister of Tourism2004 2009Minister of Housing2009 2011Minister of Housing and Urbanisation2011 2016Minister of Tourism2016 2017Deputy Chief Minister2016 2017Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture2016 2017Minister of Housing and Urbanisation2017 2021Minister of Finance and Economic Planning2017 2021Minister of Urban Development and Resources2022 Minister for Finance and New Economy2022 Minister for Natural Resources and Urban DevelopmentPersonal detailsBorn 1950 08 04 4 August 1950 age 73 Limbang Crown Colony of Sarawak now Sarawak Malaysia CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu since 1977 Other politicalaffiliationsBarisan Nasional 1977 2018 Gabungan Parti Sarawak 2018 present SpouseJuma ani Tuanku Bujang m 1977 wbr RelationsTuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman father in law Children2ParentAbang Openg Abang Sapiee father Alma materHenley College Brunel University MBA 1 OccupationPoliticianWebsitepremier wbr sarawak wbr gov wbr myAbang Johari took over as the chief minister later known as premier following the death of his predecessor Adenan Satem in January 2017 6 He is a member and the current president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu PBB a component party of state ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak GPS coalition which is aligned with federal ruling Barisan Nasional BN and Perikatan Nasional PN coalitions 7 He is also the first chairman of GPS since its formation in June 2018 8 9 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 Political career 4 Ministerial career 1984 2017 4 1 Abdul Taib s resignation 5 Deputy Chief Minister 2016 2017 5 1 Adenan s death 6 Chief Minister 2017 2022 6 1 First cabinet 6 1 1 UEC recognition and Chinese schools 6 1 2 Religious and racial affairs 6 1 3 Land rights 6 2 BN s loss in GE14 6 2 1 Establishment of GPS 6 3 2020 federal political crisis 6 4 COVID 19 pandemic 6 5 Economic affairs 6 6 Restoring Sarawak status 6 6 1 Oil and gas rights 6 7 2021 state election 6 7 1 From Satok to Gedong 6 7 2 Aftermath 7 Premier 2022 present 8 Personal life 9 Election results 10 Honours 10 1 Honours of Malaysia 10 2 Honorary degrees 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksEarly life and education editAbang Johari was born in Limbang on 4 August 1950 10 to Abang Openg Abang Sapiee and Dayang Masniah Abdul Rahman He is the youngest of ten siblings 10 His father Abang Openg was the first Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and one of the local prominent figures active in several Sarawak independence movements 11 Abang Johari s education began at Merpati Jepang Primary School Kuching He later pursued secondary education at St Joseph Secondary School Kuching 12 13 In 1969 Abang Johari s father died when he was 19 years old Early career editAfter finishing school Abang Johari then worked with Malaysia Airlines as an executive officer 1 He earned a Master of Business Administration MBA degree from Henley College Brunel University 10 14 Political career editIn the early 1970s there were several active youth organisations in Sarawak Among them are the Federation of Sarawak Malay Youth Clubs Sarawak Youth Council and Bidayuh Youth Club 14 In 1972 the leaders of these organizations met and agreed to merge and establish the Sarawak United National Youth Organisation SABERKAS Abdul Rahman Ya kub the then Chief Minister of Sarawak was appointed as the first president of SABERKAS in 1973 Abang Johari at that time was also active in SABERKAS 14 At the same time he had already joined the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu PBB a component of the ruling Barisan Nasional BN that governed the federal and state In 1977 Abang Johari officially entered politics for the first time at the age of 27 when he was appointed as PBB youth chief 15 In 1981 incumbent Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly MLA for Satok Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha announced his resignation from the seat Following that in line with the constitution it paved the way for a by election to be held Abang Johari refused to accept the offer from Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Ya kub to run for the seat 16 He deliberately gave an excuse to avoid Abdul Rahman s offer Abdul Rahman had met with Abang Johari s mother Dayang Masniah to discuss the matter Abang Johari then asked his mother for her views on Abdul Rahman s offer He recalled his mother telling him not to argue with the older people 16 He had no choice but to accept Abdul Rahman s offer in the end Later he accepted the offer and won the Satok seat 16 In 1982 Abang Johari was appointed as the principal political secretary to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud Ministerial career 1984 2017 editAbang Johari was re elected in 1983 state election and was appointed as the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Community Development a year later After the 1987 state election in which he retained his Satok seat Abang Johari was promoted as full minister and was admitted to the state cabinet under Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud 17 He was appointed as the Minister of Industrial Development 17 In 2000 Abang Johari was appointed Minister of Tourism In the 2001 state election he managed to retain once again his seat He held the ministerial post until 2004 In a cabinet reshuffle made by Abdul Taib in 2004 Abang Johari was appointed Minister of Housing He maintained his victory in his seat in the 2006 state election 17 In 2009 Abang Johari kept his previous post but added the portfolio of Urbanisation to it making him the Minister of Housing and Urbanisation He served until 2011 17 After regaining his seat in the 2011 state election Abang Johari was named Minister of Tourism for the second time by Abdul Taib 17 Abdul Taib s resignation edit On 12 February 2014 Chief Minister Abdul Taib announced that he would resign at the end of the month spending roughly 33 years in office 18 After the announcement Abang Johari was considered a potential candidate to replace Abdul Taib Minister of Special Duties Adenan Satem and Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Awang Tengah Ali Hasan have also been touted as potential successors for Abdul Taib 18 Abdul Taib on the other hand nominated Adenan as his successor to Yang di Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin 18 Adenan was eventually named chief minister and took the oath of office on 28 February 2014 19 Adenan kept his predecessor s cabinet line up after taking over the state administration and would only reshuffle the cabinet after the state election 20 Adenan and Abang Johari had known one other from childhood as they were from the same village 21 Deputy Chief Minister 2016 2017 editAbang Johari was able to retain his seat after Barisan Nasional s resounding victory in the 2016 state election 22 Following that Chief Minister Adenan promoted Abang Johari as the deputy chief minister 23 the post he served alongside Douglas Uggah Embas and James Jemut Masing 23 At the same time Abang Johari has been entrusted with two cabinet positions namely Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture and Minister of Housing and Urbanisation 24 Adenan s death edit Just six months after winning the state election Chief Minister Adenan died of heart attack on 11 January 2017 25 The untimely demise is the first occurrence to a serving chief minister in Sarawak Following Adenan s death Abang Johari s name resurfaced as a possible successor owing to his position as one of the ruling party s deputy presidents 26 Douglas Uggah Embas and Awang Tengah Ali Hasan are the other two deputy presidents of the party The party however opted to observe the mourning period for Adenan s death before deciding on his successor 27 Abang Johari also stated that it was improper to debate a successor for Chief Minister Adenan Satem while we are still mourning his death 21 Adenan s death was mourned throughout the week and many leaders attended his funeral in Kuching 28 Chief Minister 2017 2022 editAbang Johari was appointed as Adenan s successor by Yang di Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud He was sworn in on 13 January 2017 9 8 and officially started his duty three days later 29 Days after he was sworn in Abang Johari seemed in no hurry about making various statements to memorialise his predecessor Adenan whose legacy was still fresh in the minds of the people of Sarawak 30 31 First cabinet edit Main article First Abang Johari cabinet nbsp Abang Johari with Yang di Pertua Negeri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Kuching on 8 September 2017 during the governor s birthday paradeFollowing the end of the period of mourning for Adenan s death Abang Johari indicated that he wished to keep the same cabinet lineup as during Adenan s administration 32 The Ministry of Finance was simply taken over by Abang Johari who renamed it the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning 32 On 25 January 2017 Abang Johari led his cabinet members in declaring and signing the corruption free pledge 33 Abang Johari presented a new cabinet lineup in May 2017 nearly five months after taking office He named Awang Tengah Ali Hasan as the deputy chief minister a post that had been vacant after he was appointed chief minister 34 Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah Talib Zulpilip Snowdan Lawan and Abdullah Saidol are among the new faces in the cabinet 35 In August 2019 Abang Johari reshuffled his cabinet 36 UEC recognition and Chinese schools edit In February 2017 Abang Johari pledged to keep recognising the Unified Examinations Certificate UEC and providing financial help to Chinese schools in Sarawak 37 saying that Sarawak would lose a lot of human capital if it does not recognise UEC 38 To encourage Chinese education the state government has allocated RM10 million each year equivalent to the amount granted to missionary schools The Chinese community s insistence on education has also been recognised by the government which has allowed them to open their own schools and promote Chinese education Abang Johari has also assured that all UEC holders can apply for jobs in the state civil service with such qualifications 39 Religious and racial affairs edit Your religion is your religion My religion is my religion Whatever you believe or do is between you and God Abang Johari 24 December 2018 40 In March 2017 Abang Johari remained adamant in his opposition to the state s implementation of the hudud law saying that he had the same views as his predecessor Adenan 41 According to him the state government is concerned that the hudud bill s penalties are discriminatory between Muslims and non Muslims 41 Under Abang Johari s leadership the state government formed the Other Religious Affairs Unit UNIFOR in April 2017 to aid all religions and protect the interests and welfare of Sarawak s non Muslims 42 The state government has set aside a particular fund to help other religions with things like house of worship construction maintenance and upgrades through UNIFOR 43 44 Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia that can channel funds to support other religions hence the founding of this unit made history 45 Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas is in charge of UNIFOR 46 Abang Johari has always reminded the non Muslims in Sarawak that they are allowed to use the word Allah at any time 47 48 saying that it s not human beings who judge themselves as pious but it is God 49 Abang Johari has also consistently prioritised the interests of all races in Sarawak 50 After many Dayak Cultural Foundation DCF development projects 51 and the new building of the Dayak Bidayuh National Association DBNA 52 were approved during his administration the Wisma Melayu Sarawak building is indicative of the state government s willingness to give amenities to all races 53 Land rights edit In April 2017 Abang Johari said that the state government would work to ensure that land owned by the Malay community in the state s urban centres remained in the hands of the Malay community and their descendants 54 In August 2020 Abang Johari announced that the state government acknowledged and defended the people s rights to Native Customary Rights NCR Land The Sarawak Native Customary Rights Land Survey Programme was launched by Abang Johari and consists of two stages perimeter measuring under Section 6 of the state land code and individual lot measurement under Section 18 of the same code BN s loss in GE14 edit In the 2018 federal election Barisan Nasional BN suffered a crushing defeat losing a large number of seats 55 Despite this BN did not lose at the state level in Sarawak despite losing a number of parliamentary seats Following the devastating loss the coalition s four component parties Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu PBB Parti Rakyat Sarawak PRS Sarawak United Peoples Party SUPP and Progressive Democratic Party PDP 56 57 all of which operate solely in Sarawak announced their departure from the coalition on 12 June 2018 58 led by Abang Johari Establishment of GPS edit After leaving BN Abang Johari then formed a new coalition of the four local political parties known as Gabungan Parti Sarawak or abbreviated as GPS thus becoming its chairman 59 The coalition focuses on Sarawak s interests and rights based on the Malaysia Agreement MA63 and remain an opposition at the Pakatan Harapan PH federal government 58 On 23 August 2018 Abang Johari announced that GPS has been registered and is awaiting the issuance of the official letter from the Registrar of Societies 60 The coalition was finally legalised on 19 November 2018 61 62 2020 federal political crisis edit Main article 2020 2022 Malaysian political crisis Following the 2020 Malaysian political crisis which saw the PH federal government lose its majority in the Dewan Rakyat GPS entered into an agreement by declaring support for the new government coalition Perikatan Nasional PN led by Muhyiddin Yassin Abang Johari however maintained that the agreement will not see GPS become a member of PN but will remain as a partner instead for the sake of political stability 63 64 Armed with the support of 18 MPs from GPS and several other MPs Muhyiddin was appointed as the eighth Prime Minister by the Yang di Pertuan Agong 65 66 By mid 2021 the political crisis at the federal level had worsened when several MPs from UMNO one of the components of Barisan Nasional withdrew support for Muhyiddin 67 68 69 Even so GPS under Abang Johari remained steadfast in its stance to continue supporting the Muhyiddin led federal government 70 saying that now is not the time for politicking but rather for uniting to face the pandemic crisis 71 The political crisis culminated in August 2021 when Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned after losing majority 72 Following the event Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was touted and nominated to replace Muhyiddin 73 74 GPS has unanimously supported Ismail Sabri 75 and Ismail Sabri was eventually appointed as the ninth Prime Minister on 20 August 2021 76 COVID 19 pandemic edit Main articles COVID 19 pandemic in Sarawak and Malaysian movement control order COVID 19 officially spread throughout Sarawak in March 2020 77 In response Abang Johari announced a two week stay home order on everyone entering the state as part of measures to prevent the escalation of the disease 78 Meanwhile Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the implementation the movement control order MCO 79 MCO started nationwide including Sarawak from 18 March 2020 and was extended in various stages until June 2021 80 81 82 83 84 The federal government then introduced a four phase National Recovery Plan NRP to help the nation emerge from the COVID 19 pandemic and its economic fallout which also includes Sarawak 85 As of January 2022 Sarawak is now in the last phase of NRP 86 Sarawak has been praised by Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah and become an example to other states in Malaysia for successfully curbing the spread of COVID 19 87 In response to the various impacts of COVID 19 more than RM5 6 billion was spent by the Abang Johari led state government to implement a few aid packages to help the people affected by COVID 19 known as Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang BKSS 88 In almost two years a total of eight BKSS packages have been announced by the chief minister involving more than 30 initiatives 88 In January 2021 a big wave of COVID 19 has hit Sarawak 89 Abang Johari then has announced that the state will begin a vaccination programme to combat the rise in COVID 19 infections 90 In February 2021 he received his first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID 19 vaccine publicly taking the vaccine on live television 91 He returned for his second dose in March 2021 92 Sarawak has become one of Malaysia s fastest states in terms of vaccinating its citizens 93 with COVID 19 cases in the state dropping in July 2021 94 However with the emergence of the Delta variant 95 Sarawak saw a significant spike in cases which peaked in mid September 2021 96 Abang Johari then announced that the state government will enhance vaccination particularly booster doses 97 98 Infections in the state have reduced dramatically since early November 2021 following the massive booster doses vaccination 99 The state s vaccination programme has fully inoculated over 75 2 of the population and 91 7 of adults as of 8 January 2022 update 100 Economic affairs edit Abang Johari is well known for his digital economy initiatives and efforts for Sarawak 101 102 Shortly after assuming office he established state s digital economy plan known as Sarawak Digital Economy Strategy 2018 2022 with the goal of transforming the state s economy through digital transformation to attain high income status and become a developed state by 2030 101 102 In this digital economy plan 47 strategic plans were given in eight economic sectors including agriculture manufacturing tourism and smart city 102 The digital health e commerce and digital government sectors as well as social sports arts and culture are among the other sectors 101 102 Under Abang Johari s leadership a regulatory body and multimedia authority for Sarawak known as Sarawak Multimedia Authority SMA has been established in 2017 to spearhead its digital economy including the development of digital infrastructure cyber security talent development e commerce research and development in digital technology digital innovation and entrepreneurship and digital government in the state 103 102 Development Bank of Sarawak DBOS was also established by Abang Johari with the goal of financing infrastructure projects relating to the Internet transportation systems renewable energy sector development projects the oil and gas industry healthcare and modern agriculture 104 101 It became a new source of funding for state development projects altering the state government s financial model 105 101 Restoring Sarawak status edit See also 2021 amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia According to Abang Johari the establishment GPS was inspired by the spirit sparked by his predecessor Adenan in fighting for the rights of Sarawak as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 MA63 101 Abang Johari also vowed to continue the legacy of Adenan s struggle to claim all Sarawak s rights that have been eroded 106 101 In September 2021 Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pledged to look into issues relating to Sarawak including Sabah via the Special Council on MA63 with negotiations being chaired by the prime minister joined by Abang Johari as Sarawak s chief minister and Hajiji Noor as Sabah s chief minister as well as eight federal ministers 107 One month later the federal government announced a bill to be tabled in the coming Parliament sitting after the Special Council on MA63 agreed to Articles 1 2 and 160 2 of the Federal Constitution to restore Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia The same meeting also saw the council agree to empower both the Sabah and Sarawak governments to issue deep fishing licences as opposed to the federal government currently 108 The amendments were tabled on 3 November 2021 consisting of four changes being restoring Sabah and Sarawak as territories defining Malaysia Day as the day when Sabah and Sarawak joined and changes to the definition of the Federation and defining who are natives of Sabah and Sarawak 109 On 14 December 2021 the proposed amendment was passed in the Parliament unanimously 110 According to Abang Johari the approval of the bill is part of the previous efforts of GPS to defend the rights as in MA63 in accordance with the law 111 He said that the restoration of Sarawak s status in MA63 was a key factor in GPS s victory in the 2021 state election 112 Oil and gas rights edit In June 2017 Abang Johari announced that Sarawak will establish a state owned oil and gas exploration company as well as the petroleum company would be 100 owned by the state and will work with PETRONAS on an equal basis 113 114 115 It was eventually formed on 7 August 2017 and known as Petroleum Sarawak Berhad PETROS 116 The Sarawak government aimed to have PETROS in operation by the first quarter of 2018 117 and become an active player in the oil and gas industry by 2020 118 In July 2017 the government of Sarawak under Abang Johari sent a legal team to the United Kingdom to search for additional supporting documents regarding the Sarawak s rights in the MA63 Among them are Sarawak Alteration of Boundaries Order 1954 by the Queen in Council which stated that Sarawak boundary covers way beyond the three nautical miles 119 120 Four months later Sarawak has formed a special task force to negotiate with PETRONAS regarding the return of Sarawak oil and gas rights The state was unwilling to resort to court action to nullify the Territorial Sea Act and PETRONAS dominance on Sarawak waters so as to preserve the good relationship between the federal and state government 121 In February 2018 Abang Johari questioned the validity of the 1974 Petroleum Development Act This was because the Act was passed during the Emergency Proclamation period from 1969 to 2011 The Emergency Proclamation was abolished in 2011 This raises questions that whether the Petroleum Development Act would cease to become effective after 2011 He also stated that the Petroleum Development Act does not exclude laws such as Sarawak Oil Mining Ordinance 1958 which stated that only Sarawak has the right to issue mining licenses for oil production 119 In April 2018 the chief minister also announced that under Oil Mining Ordinance 1958 and Gas Distribution Ordinance 2016 PETRONAS would need to apply mining license from PETROS to operate in Sarawak waters by July 2018 122 Abang Johari also said that under the Item 2 c of the State List Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution PETROS is able to exercise its rights on Sarawak waters PETRONAS had welcomed PETROS into the oil and gas mining scene as long as PETROS acted within the framework of Malaysian Petroleum Development Act 1974 123 However the opposition politicians in Sarawak cast doubts on whether Sarawak has truly regained its oil and gas rights without making any amendments to the existing laws in the country 124 In April 2018 the opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan offered a 20 oil royalty deal for Sarawak government if the former wins the federal power in the 2018 general election 125 however Sarawak refused to sign it because it has no legal standing 126 After the elections Malaysian federal government changed hands to Pakatan Harapan On 22 May 2018 PETRONAS responded to Sarawak state attorney general that it disagrees that PETRONAS need to apply license from PETROS to operate in Sarawak waters 127 On 4 June 2018 PETRONAS filed a suit in the Federal Court of Malaysia in order to assert its position as the exclusive owner of Malaysian oil resources including Sarawak and the 1974 Petroleum Development Act is still valid 128 On 22 June 2018 the federal court of Malaysia denied PETRONAS application to start legal proceedings against Sarawak because the case is not within the jurisdiction of the federal court 129 On 10 July 2018 Sarawak state assembly passed the Oil Mining Amendment Bill 2018 in order to regulate oil and gas activities in the state All oil and gas companies operating in Sarawak waters would be given grace period until the end of 2019 to comply with Oil Mining Ordinance OMO 1958 130 Since 1 January 2019 Sarawak enforced 5 sales on all petroleum products 131 Initially PETRONAS was given dateline until end of September 2019 to pay the sales tax 132 After that PETRONAS was given until end of October 2019 to pay the sales tax 133 In September 2019 Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stated that payment of 20 oil royalty is not possible for Sabah and Sarawak because it may compromise financial status of PETRONAS 134 On 21 November 2019 the Sarawak government filed a suit against PETRONAS for not paying the 5 sales tax 135 In February 2020 PETROS took full control of natural gas supply sales and distribution network in the state from PETRONAS 136 In March 2020 high court ruled that Sarawak has the power to impose sales tax on PETRONAS 137 On 8 May 2020 PETRONAS agreed to pay RM 2 billion in petroleum products sales tax to Sarawak with a condition that the tax will be lowered on a staggered basis in the future Besides both parties also agreed that the Petroleum Development Act 1974 is valid with PETRONAS as the sole regulator of oil and gas industry in Malaysia 138 In October 2020 Sarawak government issued mining leases in Miri and Marudi to PETROS for onshore oil and gas mining 139 In year 2020 PETROS started to distribute liquefied petroleum gas LPG to 1 500 business and 2 500 households in Miri and Bintulu 140 In December 2020 PETROS launched its own brand of LPG gas cylinder 141 2021 state election edit Main article 2021 Sarawak state election As the previous state legislative assembly first sat on 7 June 2016 it was originally set to be dissolved automatically on 7 June 2021 However the 2021 state emergency declaration preceded by a federal 2021 state of emergency declaration nationwide arising from the federal political crisis and the COVID 19 pandemic suspended the automatic dissolution of the legislature until the proposed end of the emergency duration on 2 February 2022 142 143 On 3 November 2021 Yang di Pertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah had consented to lift the state of emergency thus the state legislative assembly dissolved automatically and the state election must be held within 60 days after to elect a new state government 144 and an election called for 18 December From Satok to Gedong edit The election has seen the nomination of Abang Johari to contest the constituency seat of Gedong after its incumbent decided to not running for re election As a result he had to leave his previous seat in Satok which he had held for nearly 40 years According to Abang Johari he wants to serve in rural areas before he retires Aftermath edit The election resulted in GPS winning an overwhelming landslide gaining 76 out of 82 seats and a supermajority over the legislature 145 With such victory political observers predict that GPS will continue to wield power in determining which national party will form the federal government after the 15th general election while opposition parties such as Democratic Action Party DAP and People s Justice Party PKR will see their influence erode Premier 2022 present editAfter a state constitutional amendment was successfully passed on 15 February 2022 Abang Johari s position as Chief Minister was changed to Premier The constitutional amendment was published in the Gazette and went into force on 1 March 146 Personal life editAbang Johari married Juma ani Tuanku Bujang on 26 February 1977 147 Juma ani s father Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman was the second Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sarawak 148 The couple have a son and a daughter Abang Abdillah Izzarim and Dayang Norjihan 147 On 7 March 2022 Abang Johari announced that he had tested positive for COVID 19 149 Election results editSarawak State Legislative Assembly 150 151 152 Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent s Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout1981 note 1 N06 Satok Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A1983 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB N A 86 20 Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli BERSATU N A 13 80 N A N A N A1987 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB N A 69 62 Wan Ali Tengku Madhi PERMAS N A 29 78 N A N A N AN A BERSATU N A 0 60 1991 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 5 550 84 37 Faisal Othman PERMAS 1 028 15 63 6 578 4 522 62 50 1996 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 6 628 89 13 Sharkawi Faisal Othman IND 808 10 87 7 436 5 820 60 91 2001 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 4 830 71 02 Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol PKR 1 971 28 98 6 801 2 859 63 01 2006 N08 Satok Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 4 222 74 78 Mohamad Jolhi PKR 1 424 25 22 5 646 2 798 53 88 2011 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 4 691 71 27 Ahmad Nazib Johari PKR 1 891 28 73 6 582 2 800 64 39 2016 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 6 854 79 12 Mohammad Salleh Shawkatali PKR 1 809 20 88 8 663 5 045 64 97 2021 N26 Gedong Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg PBB 4 310 81 88 Mohamad Sofian Fariz Sharbini PSB 703 13 35 5 264 3 607 73 05 Kamal Bujang AMANAH 94 1 79 Tomson Ango PBK 157 2 98 Honours editHonours of Malaysia edit nbsp Malaysia nbsp Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm PMN Tan Sri 2021 154 nbsp Sarawak nbsp Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak JBS 1985 nbsp Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak PNBS Dato Sri 1990 nbsp Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak DA Datuk Amar 2008 nbsp Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak DP Datuk Patinggi 2017 155 Honorary degrees edit nbsp Malaysia Honorary Doctorate in Business and Management from University of Technology Sarawak 2017 156 10 Honorary Doctorate in Economic Development Degree from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2018 157 10 nbsp Australia Honorary Doctorate of the University Award from Swinburne University of Technology 2018 158 Notes edit This election is not a Sarawak state election Instead it was a by election for the Satok constituency It was held following the resignation of its incumbent Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha 153 References edit a b Sulok Tawie 13 January 2017 Abang Johari is Sarawak s new chief minister Malay Mail Retrieved 3 November 2021 Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Retrieved 13 January 2017 Stanley Bye Kadam Kiai 21 May 2016 On the Iban and the Sarawak State Cabinet Sarawak Voice Archived from the original on 3 November 2021 Retrieved 3 November 2021 the appointment of Abang Johari or Abang Jo as he is affectionately known New Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari sworn in Bernama The Straits Times 13 January 2017 Retrieved 3 November 2021 Abang Johari appointed S wak CM Malaysiakini 13 January 2017 Retrieved 3 November 2021 the nine term Satok assemblyperson Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem dies 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