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Zairil Khir Johari

Politician

Zairil Khir Johari is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Zairil Khir Johari · 再里尔				[sources]
Other name	再里尔 · 再里尔·基尔·佐哈里 · 再里爾·基爾·佐哈里				[sources]
Weak alias	再里尔佐哈里 · 再里尔基佐哈里 · 再里尔基尔佐哈里				[sources]
Birth date	1982-10-17				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q8064886				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat				[sources]
Education	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Malaysian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mohd Khir Johari Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2013-06-24	2018-04-07
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	-

Data sources

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099

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