Tun

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Juhar bin Mahiruddin ( ms, جوهر بن ماهرالدين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 5 November 1953) is a

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politician who has been the 10th

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since January 2011. He was Speaker of the

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from December 2002 to December 2010. He was Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from October 1990 to November 1999. He is also the Chancellor of

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. Juhar is a founding member of the

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's (UMNO) branch in

Biography

Juhar was born on Tambisan Island, off the coast of the

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in Sabah in 1953 to a political family. His father, Mahiruddin Husin was a member of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO). He received his

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degree from Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1977 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1980. He served as a first-class magistrate from 1981 to 1982 and went into private practice from 1982 to 1985.

Political career

Juhar joined USNO, a

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(BN) component party of the time, and campaigned unsuccessfully for office twice, before being elected to Dewan Rakyat for

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in October 1990. 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

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(BERJAYA), which later joined BN. 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. 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

. He carried on to serve till December 2010, when he was to be appointed the 10th

of Sabah by

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Mizan Zainal Abidin. He was sworn in on 1 January 2011. He was sworn in once again for his second term on the first day in 2015. 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 the fourth term from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 for 2 years.

Election results

Personal life

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

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (1997) ** Grand Commander of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(SMN) – Tun (2011) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Knight - SUMW

Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2021) * : ** MY-PEN_Order_of_the_Defender_of_State_-_Knight_Grand_Commander_-_DUPN

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) – Dato' Seri Utama (2022) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - ASDK-ADK-BSK-BK

Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima

References

{{Authority control Living people 1953 births Kadazan-Dusun people Suluk people Malaysian Muslims People from Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah United Malays National Organisation politicians Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton Members of Lincoln's Inn 20th-century Malaysian judges Members of the Dewan Rakyat Speakers of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly Grand Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu