Ahmad Johnie Zawawi

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| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|KMN|JBS|MP}}

| name = Ahmad Johnie Zawawi

| native_name = أحمد جوهني زواوي

| native_name_lang = ms

| birth_name = Ahmad Johnie Zawawi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|06|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Daro, Mukah, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)

| office = Chairman of Indah Water

| term_start = 17 May 2020

| term_end =

| minister = Tengku Zafrul Aziz
{{small|(2020–2022)}}
Anwar Ibrahim
{{small|(since 2022)}}
Amir Hamzah Azizan
{{small|(Minister II, since 2023)}}

| 1blankname = Chief Executive Officer

| 1namedata = Narendran Maniam

| predecessor = Amiruddin Abd Aziz

| successor =

| constituency_MP1 = Igan

| parliament1 = Malaysian

| term_start1 = 9 May 2018

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Wahab Dolah
(BN–PBB)

| majority1 = 8,495 (2018)
14,662 (2022)

| office2 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat

| subterm2 = 2018

| suboffice2 = Barisan Nasional

| subterm3 = 2018–

| suboffice3 = Gabungan Parti Sarawak

| party = Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(–2018)}}
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
{{small|(since 2018)}}

| alma_mater = National University of Malaysia

| occupation = Politician

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| children = 3

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Ahmad Johnie bin Zawawi (born 1 June 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Chairman of Indah Water since May 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Igan since May 2018. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.

Early career

Johnie was born in Daro, Mukah, Crown Colony of Sarawak on 1 June 1963. He obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1986.{{cite news|date= 24 April 2018|title= Pengalaman politik di Parlimen Igan aset besar Ahmad Johnie|url= https://sarawakvoice.com/2018/04/24/pengalaman-politik-di-parlimen-igan-aset-besar-ahmad-johnie0088/|access-date= 26 August 2021|archive-date= 26 August 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210826145800/https://sarawakvoice.com/2018/04/24/pengalaman-politik-di-parlimen-igan-aset-besar-ahmad-johnie0088/|url-status= dead}}{{cite news |date= 16 May 2020|title= Igan MP's appointment as chairman of national GLC marks historical first|url= https://dayakdaily.com/igan-mps-appointment-as-chairman-of-national-glc-marks-historical-first-for-melanau-community/|access-date= 26 August 2021}} He worked at the Royal Malaysian Customs Department from 1988 to 2000 before serving as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Sarawak Press and Warta Distributions from 2000 to 2004 as well as of the WHS Holdings from 2004 to 2015.

Political career

In the 2018 general election, Ahmad Johnie was nominated by BN to contest for the Igan federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Igan MP for the first term after defeating Andri Zulkarnaen Hamden of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 8,495 votes in a landslide victory.{{cite news |date= 9 May 2018|title= Sinar Harian on Facebook|url= https://www.facebook.com/SinarHarian/posts/keputusan-rasmip207-igan-sarawak-195921-andri-zulkarnaen-hamden-pkr-amanah-2043-/10156561891684883/|access-date= 26 August 2021}}

On 17 May 2020, Ahmad Johnie was appointed the Chairman of Indah Water by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

In the 2022 general election, Ahmad Johnie was nominated by GPS to defend the Igan seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the Parliament as the Igan MP for the second term after Andri Zulkarnaen of PH in a rematch by a majority of 14,662 votes in another landslide victory.