Malaysia National Alliance Party

The Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia or English: Malaysia National Alliance Party is a political party in Malaysia formed on 7 June 2012 by a former United Malays National Organisation member and Minister, Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir along with a few former UMNO members.[1] The party was forced to wait for more than two years for approval from the Registrar of Societies. In February 2013, Abdul Kadir dragged the RoS to High Court for them to approve the party.[2] The party was later approved on 15 May 2015.[3]

Malaysia National Alliance Party
Malay name	Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia ڤرتي ايكتن بڠسا مليسيا
Chinese name	馬來西亞國家聯盟黨 马来西亚国家联盟党 Mǎláixīyà guójiā liánméng dǎng
Abbreviation	IKATAN
President	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Secretary-General	Tengku Ahmad Mudzaffar Bin Tengku Zaid
Founded	7 June 2012
Legalised	15 May 2015
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ideology	Islamic democracy Social justice Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Gagasan Sejahtera (since 2016)
Colours	Red, white and black
Slogan	Unity, Progress, Fairness, Happiness (English) Bersatu, Maju, Adil, Bahagia (Malay)
Dewan Negara:	0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:	0 / 587
Party flag
Website
ikatan.org
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The party intends to bring ideas of former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.[4]

The party said that they are not pro-government nor pro-opposition.[5] However IKATAN and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party formed an informal Third Force political alliances on 16 March 2016,[6] which was later called as Gagasan Sejahtera on 13 August 2016.[7][8][9][10]

In the 14th general election, IKATAN failed to win a single state or parliamentary seat in the seats it had contested. The party is currently unrepresented in the Dewan Rakyat and in all of the state legislative assemblies.

Structure and membership

Current office bearers

• President:
  • Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
• Deputy President:
  • Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir
• Vice-President:
  • Tunku Muinuddin Putra
  • Dato Tony Looi Chee Hong
  • Mohamad Badri Abd Rahman
• Secretary-General:
  • Tengku Ahmad Mudzaffar Bin Tengku Zaid
• Treasurer:
  • David Sew Kah Heng
• Information Chief:
  • Tunku Fauzi Tunku Abdul Malik
• Strategy Director:
  • Azahari Ab Rahman
• Youth Chief:
  • Shahir Adnan
• Central Working Committee:
  • Kelly Lim
  • Janice Lim
  • Nik Marhalim

See also

• List of political parties in Malaysia
• Malaysian General Election
• Politics of Malaysia

External links

• Official website
• Malaysia National Alliance Party on Facebook

References

1. "Kadir Sheikh Fadzir forms new party, could bolster opposition to BN in polls". The Malaysian Insider. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
2. "Parti Ikatan hauls ROS to court". Free Malaysia Today. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
3. "Former minister Kadir launches new multi-racial party". The Star. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
4. "Parti IKATAN aims to resurrect the aspiration of Malaysia's founding fathers". Astro Awani. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
5. "We're not pro-Bn or PR, but pro-Tunku Abdul Rahman, says new political party". The Rakyat Post. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
6. "PAS, Ikatan seal 'third force' pact". The Star. 16 Mar 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
7. Syed Jaymal Zahiid (13 August 2016). "PAS and Ikatan To Form Gagasan Sejahtera". The Malay Mail.
8. Hafiz Marzukhi (13 August 2016). "Kerjasama PAS-Ikatan: Blok ketiga diberi nama Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Astro Awani.
9. Shakira Buang (13 August 2016). "Kerjasama PAS-IKATAN lahirkan Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Malaysiakini.
10. Shakira Buang (13 August 2016). "PAS now part of 'Gagasan Sejahtera', to wait and see on Bersatu". Malaysiakini.