Johan Abd Aziz

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

Johan bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: جوهن عبدالعزيز, Malay pronunciation: [johan]) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dusun Tua since August 2023. He served as the MLA for Semenyih from May 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as the Deputy State Chairman of BN and UMNO Selangor and a Member of the UMNO Supreme Council since November 2022. He is also one of the only two BN and UMNO Selangor MLAs alongside MLA for Sungai Air Tawar Rizam Ismail.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Wira Johan Abd Aziz DCSM DPSM MLA
جوهن عبدالعزيز
Deputy State Chairman of Barisan Nasional of Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2022
National chairman	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Megat Zulkarnain Omardin
Deputy State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2022
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Megat Zulkarnain Omardin
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Dusun Tua
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Edry Faizal Eddy Yusof (PH–DAP)
Succeeded by	3,014 (2023)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Semenyih
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Ahmad Kuris Mohd Nor (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Bakhtiar Mohd Nor (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	1,140 (2008) 4,757 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Johan bin Abdul Aziz
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	University of Technology MARA (BBA)
Occupation	Politician
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Political career

State electoral history

Johan Abd Aziz had first became the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Semenyih in 2008 Malaysian state elections. He was then elected for two consecutive terms after losing the seat to Bakhtiar Mohd Nor of Pakatan Harapan (PH) during the political wave in 2018. He then made a comeback during the 2023 Selangor state election by winning the Dusun Tua state constituency under the BN ticket.^[2]

Parliamentary candidacy

In the 2022 general election, Johan Abd Aziz made his parliamentary debut for BN to contest the Hulu Langat federal seat.^[3] He eventually lost to Mohd Sany Hamzan of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by placing third behind Perikatan Nasional (PN).^[4]

Career in UMNO and BN

Johan was appointed the new Deputy State Chairman of BN and UMNO Selangor to replace Megat Zulkarnain Omardin who became the new State Chairman of BN and UMNO Selangor. Johan is also the UMNO Division Chief of Hulu Langat and the former State Secretary of UMNO Selangor.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P101 Hulu Langat		Johan Abd Aziz (UMNO)	32,570	23.81%		Mohd Sany Hamzan (AMANAH)	58,382	42.68%	138,339	14,896	82.89%
							Mohd Radzi Abd Latif (BERSATU)	43,486	31.79%
							Markiman Kobiran (PEJUANG)	1,655	1.21%
							Mohamed Mustafa (IND)	326	0.24%

Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N24 Semenyih		Johan Abd Aziz (UMNO)	11,588	52.59%		Arutchelvan Subramaniam (PKR)	10,448	47.41%	28,203	1,140	81.30%
2013			Johan Abd Aziz (UMNO)	17,922	48.89%		Hamidi A. Hasan (PKR)	13,165	35.92%	37,572	4,757	88.73%
							Arutchelvan Subramaniam (PSM)	5,568	15.19%
2018			Johan Abd Aziz (UMNO)	14,464	31.34%		Bakhtiar Mohd Nor (BERSATU)	23,428	50.76%	53,257	8,964	87.45%
							Mad Shahmiour Mat Kosim (PAS)	6,966	15.09%
2023	N23 Dusun Tua		Johan Abd Aziz (UMNO)	26,755	49.91%		Azhar Hambali (BERSATU)	23,741	44.29%	53,912	3,014	72.44%
							Al Hafiz Ikhwan Mohamad Asaad (MUDA)	3,110	5.80%

Honours

• Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2010)^[6]
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2022)^[6]