Juhar Mahiruddin
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Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Haji Juhar Mahiruddin SMN |
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| 10th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2011 |
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| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Preceded by | Ahmadshah Abdullah |
| Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 15 December 2002 – 31 December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Hassansaid Alban Sandukong |
| Succeeded by | Salleh Said Keruak |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kinabatangan, Sabah |
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In office 21 October 1990 – 29 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Pitting Mohd. Ali |
| Succeeded by | Bung Moktar Radin |
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Juhar bin Mahiruddin 5 November 1953 Tambisan Island, Sandakan Division, British North Borneo |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party |
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) |
| Spouse(s) | Norlidah R.M. Jasni (b.1961) |
| Residence | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Alma mater | Wolverhampton Polytechnic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Juhar bin Mahiruddin (born 5 November 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has been Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah since 2011. Previously he was Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2010. He was Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1990 to 1999. He is also the Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Juhar is a founding member of the United Malays National Organisation's (UMNO) branch in Sabah.
Juhar Mahiruddin was born on Tambisan Island, off the coast of the Sandakan Division 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 Bachelor of Laws 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.
Juhar joined USNO, a Barisan Nasional (BN) component at the time, and campaigned unsuccessfully for office twice, before being elected to Dewan Rakyat for Kinabatangan in 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 Sabah People's United Front (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.
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