Ahmad Johnie bin Zawawi (born 1963) is a

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who has served as the

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(MP) for Igan since May 2018. He is also the non-executive Chairman of

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since 2020. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN) coalitions.

Early career

Johnie was born in

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and obtained a bachelor's degree in

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from

National University of Malaysia The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...

(UKM) in 1986. He used to work at the

Royal Malaysian Customs Department The Royal Malaysian Customs Department ( ms, Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia), abbreviated RMC or JKDM, is the Malaysian Government agency responsible for administrating the nation's indirect tax policy, border enforcement and narcotic offences ...

from 1988 to 2000 before becoming the Chief Operating Officer of The Sarawak Press and Warta Distributions (2000-2004), as well as WHS Holdings (2004-2015).

Political career

He contested for Igan as the then ruling

(BN) candidate at the

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and defeated the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...

(PH) candidate Andri Zulkarnaen Hamden. On 13 May 2020, Johnie was appointed non-executive Chairman of

by the then

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Muhyiddin Yassin.

Personal life

Johnie has three children with his wife. He is of Melanau descent.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2021) * : ** MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Companion of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(JBS) (2022)

References

External links

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