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Onn Hafiz Ghazi

Onn Hafiz Ghazi
عون حفيظ غازي
Onn Hafiz in 2022
19th Menteri Besar of Johor
Assumed office
15 March 2022
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Preceded byHasni Mohammad
ConstituencyMachap
Member of the
Johor State Executive Council
(Tourism, Youth & Sports)
In office
6 March 2020 – 15 March 2022
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Menteri BesarHasni Mohammad
Preceded byLiow Cai Tung
(Tourism)
Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali
(Youth & Sports)
Succeeded byRaven Kumar Krishnasamy
(Tourism)
Mohd Hairi Mad Shah
(Youth & Sports)
ConstituencyLayang-Layang
State Chairman of
Barisan Nasional of Johor
Assumed office
5 February 2024
National ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Johor
Assumed office
7 December 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyAhmad Maslan
Preceded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Machap
Assumed office
12 March 2022
Preceded byAbdul Taib Abu Bakar
(BNUMNO)
Majority6,543 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Layang-Layang
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 March 2022
Preceded byAbd Mutalip Abd Rahim
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAbd Mutalip Abd Rahim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority364 (2018)
Faction represented in the
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 partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(since 2006)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(since 2006)
SpouseSharmin Fazlina Mohd Shukor
RelationsJaafar Muhammad
(Great-great-grandfather)
Onn Jaafar
(Great-grandfather)
Mohamed Noah Omar
(Great-grandfather)
Hussein Onn
(Maternal Grandfather)
Suhailah Noah
(Maternal Grandmother)
Rahah Noah
(Maternal Grandaunt)
Hishammuddin Hussein
(Maternal Uncle)
Yahya Awang
(Maternal Uncle-in-law)
Najib Razak
(First Cousin once removed)
Nazir Razak
(First Cousin once removed)
Nizar Najib
(Second Cousin)
Nazifuddin Najib
(Second Cousin)
Children4
Parent(s)Ghazi Ishak (died 2021)
Roquaiya Hanim Hussein (died 2006)
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materUniversity of Hertfordshire (BA)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant

Onn Hafiz bin 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 and the Division Chief of Simpang Renggam 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.

Early life, family and education

Onn Hafiz was born in Simpang Renggam, Kluang, Johor to Dato' Ghazi Ishak (1943–2021) and Datin Roquaiya Hanim Hussein (1949–2006), Hussein Onn's eldest child. He comes from an impressive political pedigree. He is the great-great-grandson of the first Menteri Besar of Johor Jaafar Muhammad, great-grandson of seventh and former Menteri Besar of Johor, first and former President of UMNO Onn Jaafar, grandson of third and former Prime Minister of Malaysia Hussein Onn, and nephew of former Minister of Defence Hishammuddin Hussein.

Onn Hafiz went to Royal Military College. He received Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting from University of Hertfordshire.

Political career

Onn Hafiz was an EXCO of the UMNO Youth in 2013-2018 under the leadership of Khairy Jamaluddin. In the 2018 election, he was chosen as the candidate for the Layang-Layang[3] seat 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 Machap and won it with a majority of 6,543 against 3 candidates including a candidate from PEJUANG, Shahruddin Md Salleh.[4]

On 15 March 2022, Onn Hafiz was officially sworn in as the new and 19th Menteri Besar of Johor, the 4th officeholder in just a single term of Parliament of Malaysia. Initially after the 2022 Johor state election, BN Chairman and UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed that he would submit the name of his predecessor and caretaker Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad to the Sultan of Johor 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’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.[5]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N27 Layang-Layang Onn Hafiz Ghazi (UMNO) 7,449 46.93% Murugan Muthu Samy (PKR) 7,085 44.63% 16,257 364 81.90%
Mohd Jubri Selamat (PAS) 1,339 8.44%
2022 N26 Machap Onn Hafiz Ghazi (UMNO) 11,029 56.64% Azlisham Azhar (PAS) 4,486 23.04% 19,473 6,543 57.67%
Sangaran Rawisandran (MUDA) 3,493 17.94%
Shahruddin Md Salleh (PEJUANG) 465 2.39%

Honours

References

  1. ^ Hammim, Rizalman (15 March 2022). "Onn Hafiz sworn in as new Johor MB". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Onn Hafiz terima surat tauliah pelantikan MB Johor". MalaysiaGazette. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. ^ "Onn Hafiz continue Onn Jaafar's legacy". New Straits Times. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Johor polls: Shahruddin and Onn Hafiz in four-cornered fight in Machap". Astro Awani. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ Mohd, Hidir Reduan & Hariz (2019-04-23). "Najib paid Umno rep kin RM240k to run news portal". Malaysiakini.
  6. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. ^ "370 dapat pingat sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Indonesia's Defence Minister, Johor MB among six awarded titles in conjunction with Johor Ruler's birthday". The Star. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by 19th Menteri Besar of Johor
2022 – present
Incumbent