Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia ڤرتي اسلام سمليسيا PAS |
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Abbreviation | PAS |
President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
Secretary-General | Takiyuddin Hassan |
Spokesperson | Nasruddin Hassan |
Spiritual Leader | Hashim Jasin |
Deputy President Vice President |
Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man 1. Idris Ahmad 2. Mohd Amar Abdullah 3. Iskandar Abdul Samad |
Dewan Ulamak's Chief | Mahfodz Mohamed |
Dewan Muslimat's Chief | Nuridah Salleh |
Dewan Pemuda's Chief | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi |
Founded | 24 November 1951 (as Pan-Malayan Islamic Organisation) |
Legalised | 31 May 1955 |
Split from | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Headquarters | No. 318-A, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Newspaper | Harakah |
Think tank | Pusat Penyelidikan PAS Pusat |
Youth wing | Dewan Pemuda PAS |
Women's wing | Dewan Muslimat PAS |
Cleric's wing | Dewan Ulamak PAS |
Non-Muslim's wing | Dewan Himpunan Penyokong PAS |
Membership | 300,000 (including 20,000 non-muslims) |
Ideology |
Islamism Islamic democracy Islamic conservatism Post-nationalism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Sunni islam |
National affiliation |
Alliance (1972–73) Barisan Nasional (1973–78) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1990–96) Barisan Alternatif (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (Since 2016) |
International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwanul Muslimin) |
Colours | Green and White |
Slogan | Beristiqamah Hingga Kemenangan |
Anthem | Berjihadlah |
Senate: |
2 / 70
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House of Representatives: |
14 / 222
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State Legislative Assemblies: |
78 / 587
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Party flag | |
Website | |
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The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (Malay: Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; formerly known as Pan-Malayan Islamic Party), commonly known as PAS, is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. PAS's electoral base is in Malaysia's rural and conservative north. The party has governed the east coast state of Kelantan two times (1959-1977 and 1990-now) and has also, in the past, formed governments in Kedah (2008-2013) and Terengganu (1959-1962 and 1999-2004). The party currently holds 14 of the 222 seats in the federal House of Representatives and has elected parliamentarians or state assembly members in ten of the country's 13 states.
The party was founded in 1951 by Muslim clerics in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). In the party's early decades, it fused Islamist and Malay nationalist ideologies and entrenched itself as one of the country's strongest opposition parties. From 1974 to 1978, PAS joined the governing Barisan Nasional coalition, but has otherwise been in opposition at the federal level for the entirety of its history. The 1980s saw the party taken over by a group of Muslim clerics ("ulama"), who shifted the party's ideology away from Malay nationalism towards a more radical brand of Islamism. After poor electoral performances, the party moderated in the 1990s, with an increase in progressive leaders. In the 2015 PAS Muktamar, the Ulama wing called for a total out of progressives, following which the progressive leaders lost almost all party positions. The progressive faction later formed Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) and with the two main Malaysian opposition parties, PKR, DAP formed Pakatan Harapan. In the following year, PAS Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan revealed that PAS had lost 200,000 members in the year following the 2015 PAS Muktamar.