Onn Hafiz Ghazi
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Dato' Onn Hafiz bin Dato' Ghazi (Jawi: عون حفيظ بن غازي; born 2 March 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 19th Menteri Besar of Johor and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap since March 2022.[1] 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 Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad. [2] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Johor since February 2024 and December 2023 respectively.
Onn Hafiz Ghazi | |
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عون حفيظ غازي | |
19th Menteri Besar of Johor | |
Assumed office 15 March 2022 | |
Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
Preceded by | Hasni Mohammad |
Constituency | Machap |
Member of the Johor State Executive Council (Tourism, Youth & Sports) | |
In office 6 March 2020 – 15 March 2022 | |
Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
Menteri Besar | Hasni Mohammad |
Preceded by | Liow Cai Tung (Tourism) Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali (Youth & Sports) |
Succeeded by | Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (Tourism) Mohd Hairi Mad Shah (Youth & Sports) |
Constituency | Layang-Layang |
State Chairman of the Barisan Nasional of Johor | |
Assumed office 5 February 2024 | |
National Chairman | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
Preceded by | Mohamed Khaled Nordin |
State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Johor | |
Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
Deputy | Ahmad Maslan |
Preceded by | Mohamed Khaled Nordin |
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Machap | |
Assumed office 12 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Taib Abu Bakar (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 6,543 (2022) |
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Layang-Layang | |
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 364 (2018) |
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
2018– | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Onn Hafiz bin Ghazi (1979-03-02) 2 March 1979 (age 45) Simpang Renggam, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (since 2006) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (since 2006) |
Spouse | Sharmin Fazlina Mohd Shukor |
Relations | Jaafar Muhammad (great-great-grandfather) Onn Jaafar (great-grandfather) Noah Omar (great-grandfather) Hussein Onn (grandfather) Suhailah Noah (grandmother) Hishammuddin Hussein (uncle) Nazifuddin Najib (second cousin) Najib Razak (uncle; first cousin once removed) Yahya Awang (uncle) Nazir Razak (uncle; first cousin once removed) Nizar Najib (second cousin) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Royal Military College |
Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire (BA) |
Occupation | Politician |