Ahmad Johnie Zawawi

Ahmad Johnie bin Zawawi (born c. 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has been serving as the Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Igan since 2018. He is also the non-executive Chairman of Indah Water since 2020.

Ahmad Johnie bin Zawawi
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Other roles
2020–Chairman of Indah Water
Personal details
Bornc. 1963 (age 58–59)
Daro, Sarawak, Malaysia
Political partyPBB
Other political
affiliations		BN (-2018)
GPS (2018-)
Children3
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Early career

Johnie was born in Daro and obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1986.[1][2] He used to work at the Royal Malaysian Customs Department from 1988 to 2000 before becoming the Chief Operating Officer of The Sarawak Press and Warta Distributions (2000-2004), as well as WHS Holdings (2004-2015).[1]

Political career

He contested for Igan as the then ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate at the 2018 election and defeated the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Andri Zulkarnaen Hamden.[3]

On 13 May 2020, Johnie was appointed non-executive Chairman of Indah Water by the then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.[2]

Personal life

Johnie has three children with his wife.[1] He is of Melanau descent.[1]

References
  1. "Pengalaman politik di Parlimen Igan aset besar Ahmad Johnie". 24 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Igan MP's appointment as chairman of national GLC marks historical first". 16 May 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Sinar Harian on Facebook". 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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