Juhar_Mahiruddin

Juhar Mahiruddin

Juhar Mahiruddin

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah

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 in the history of the state, Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and founding member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO).

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mahiruddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Juhar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Biography

Juhar was born on Tambisan Island, off the coast of the Sandakan Division in Sabah in 1953 to a political family.[1] His father, Mahiruddin Husin was a member of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO).[2]

He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1977 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1980.[1][2] He served as a first-class magistrate from 1981 to 1982 and went into private practice from 1982 to 1985.[2][3]

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.[2] 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.[4] 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.[3]

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.[2] 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.[3] He was sworn in on 1 January 2011.[1][5]

He was sworn in once again for his second term on the first day in 2015.[6]

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.[7]On 1 January 2023, he was officially sworn in.[8]

Election results

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Personal life

Juhar is married to Norlidah R. M. Jasni and has four children.[2]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

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    "Former speaker Juhar Mahiruddin sworn in as 10th Sabah governor". Bernama. mysarawak.org. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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    Radin, Wendy (31 December 2010). "Juhar Mahiruddin, a redoubtable statesman". Insight Sabah. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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    "Juhar Mahiruddin is Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri on Jan 1". Bernama. New Straits Times. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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    "Bekas Ahli Usno tinggal BN, isytihar sokong Pakatan". Harakah Daily (in Malay). Malaysia Today. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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    "Juhar angkat sumpah Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah Ke-10". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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    "Juhar Mahiruddin sworn in as Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri for the second term". BorneoPost. BorneoPost. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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    "Juhar retained as Sabah governor". Free Malaysia Today. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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    "Juhar sworn in for fourth term as Sabah governor". The Star. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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    "King confers 'Tun' title on Sabah governor". The Star Online. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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    Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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    Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Tun Juhar terima Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri Pulau Pinang". Sabah Media (in Malay). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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    "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2005" (PDF). sabah.gov.my.
Preceded by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
2011 – present		 Incumbent
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