Johol


Johol is a town, a mukim and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is roughly halfway between Tampin and Kuala Pilah, along.

Features

Johol town houses one of the oldest surviving Royal [Dutch Shell|Shell] service stations in the country, dating back to the 1930s. It is located along Jalan Besar.

Politics

Johol is one of the constituent Minangkabau states, known as luaks, that formed Negeri Sembilan. The reigning Undang of the Luak of Johol is Datuk Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Muhammad Abdullah. He is one of the four Undangs that participate in the election of the Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan; the other three are from Sungai Ujong, Jelebu and Rembau.
Johol is part of the parliamentary constituency of Kuala Pilah. Johol is also a constituency of the Negeri Sembilan [State Legislative Assembly].