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Onn Hafiz bin Dato' Ghazi ( ms, عون حفيظ بن غازي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 2 March 1979) is a

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who has served as the 19th

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and Member of the

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(MLA) for

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since March 2022. He previously served as MLA for Layang-Layang from May 2018 to March 2022. From March 2020 to his promotion to Menteri Besarship in March 2022, he served as Member of the

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(EXCO) in the

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(BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar

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. He is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition.

Early life, family and education

Onn Hafiz was born in

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to Dato' Ghazi Ishak (1948-2021) and Datin Roquaiya Hanim Hussein (1950-2006), Hussein Onn's eldest child. He is the great-great-grandson of first and former

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, great-grandson of seventh and former Menteri Besar of Johor cum founder, first and former President of UMNO

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, grandson of third and former

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Hussein Onn, and nephew of current

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. Onn Hafiz went to Royal Military College. He received

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(BA) in

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from

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Political career

Onn Hafiz was the Exco of the UMNO Youth Movement in 2013-2018. In the 2018 election, he was chosen as the candidate for the Layang-Layang and won it with a small majority of only 364 against candidates from PKR and PAS. In the 2022 election, Onn Hafiz switched constituencies to

and won it with a majority of 6,543 against 3 candidates including a candidate from PEJUANG, Shahruddin Md Salleh. On 15 March 2022, Onn Hafiz was officially sworn in as the new and 19th

, the 4th officeholder in just a single term of

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. Initially after the 2022 Johor state election, BN Chairman and UMNO President

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi ( ms, أحمد زاهد بن حميدي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 to M ...

revealed that he would submit the name of his predecessor and caretaker menteri besar

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

for Hasni to be reappointed to the position after BN gained landslide victory in the election. BN previously also picked Hasni as its menteri besar candidate before BN returned to power. However a day before his appointment, Hasni suddenly announced his withdrawal from the running for the position and that he would pave way and endorse a younger candidate to lead the state government citing long term development for Johor and Onn Hafiz was instead appointed the next day.

Controversies and issues

1MDB Scandal

In April 2019, Onn Hafiz was a witness in former prime minister

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

’s corruption trial, which involved millions of ringgit linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He testified to the Kuala Lumpur High Court that his company Vital Spire received a cheque for RM240,000 from Najib to launch the Malaysian Digest portal.

Election results

Honour

* : **

MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight Commander - PMW

Knight Commander of the

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(PMW) – Datuk (2018)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghazi, Onn Hafiz Living people 1979 births People from Johor Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians 21st-century Malaysian politicians Members of the Johor State Legislative Assembly Johor state executive councillors Chief Ministers of Johor Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire