The First Abang Johari cabinet took office on 19 January 2017,^[1] six days after the election of Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg to the leadership of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and his appointment as Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia. It succeeded the second Adenan cabinet, which dissolved on 11 January 2017 following the death of the previous Chief Minister Adenan Satem.^[2][3][4]

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First Abang Johari cabinet
18th cabinet of Sarawak
2017–2022
Date formed	19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)
Date dissolved	3 January 2022 (2022-01-03)
People and organisations
Governor	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Chief Minister	Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
No. of ministers	11 ministers
Member parties	Gabungan Parti Sarawak Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak United Peoples' Party Parti Rakyat Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) with confidence & supply from BERSATU 68 / 82 (83%)
Opposition parties	Parti Sarawak Bersatu Pakatan Harapan Democratic Action Party
Opposition leaders	Chong Chieng Jen (2017–2020) Wong Soon Koh (2020–2022)
History
Election(s)	2016 state election
Legislature term(s)	18th Legislative Assembly
Predecessor	Second Adenan cabinet
Successor	Second Abang Johari cabinet

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The cabinet consists of ministers and assistant ministers from PBB, the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and it remained in office during the departure of the four governing parties from the Barisan Nasional coalition and the formation of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition on 12 June 2018.

The cabinet was dissolved on 4 January 2022, just after the Second Abang Johari cabinet was sworn into office with effect.