Zairil Khir Johari

is the Penang state executive councillor for public works, utilities and flood mitigation, and the state assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga.

32 posts

A Brave New World for the Talented is at Hand

5 min read

Technology is the most influential factor in determining how we live, work and communicate. This has especially been the case for the last 300 years, since tech...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Time for Malaysians to Show Power

6 min read

A question commonly posed to me is what made me decide to choose politics as a vocation.I wonder about it myself sometimes. Although it may not appear to...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Hijrah and the Journey Towards Being Malaysian

5 min read

Nearly 1,400 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad and his small band of followers left Mecca, where the fledgling Muslim community was increasingly persecuted and op...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

When Malaysians Took Back Control

4 min read

It was on nomination day that I first sensed something in the air. I was in the midst of my rounds at a village in my constituency that afternoon when a police...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Penang 2030: A Vision for our Future

5 min read

In the midst of the momentous change that occurred in Malaysia on May 9, 2018, there has been one constant: the Pakatan Harapan government of Penang was retai...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Beware the Monsters Among Us

4 min read

Recently, a group of youth activists from the International Islamic University were in Penang to organise a creative initiative to raise awareness on child sexu...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Why Change Has Not Been Possible

19 min read

Mahathir (seated, third from left) with (from left) Parti Amanah Negara deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, PKR vice-president Shamsul Iskandar, PAS MP Mahfuz O...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

Literature in the Digital Age

4 min read

They say a picture paints a thousand words. This may be true, but I also think that a thousand words paint a better picture. In order to put my claim to test, I...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari