Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia
باريسن جماعه اسلاميه سمليسا
Abbreviation BERJASA
Leader Haji Abdul Kadir bin Mamat
Deputy Leader Hashim Karim
Founder Haji Muhamed bin Nasir
Founded 1977
Split from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Headquarters Pasir Mas, Kelantan
Ideology Islamic democracy
Conservatism
Political position Right-wing
Religion Islam
National affiliation Barisan Nasional (1978-1983)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1989–1996)
Gagasan Sejahtera (2016-)
Colours Green, white
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
0 / 587
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Website
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The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (Malay: Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia, Jawi: باريسن جماعه اسلاميه سمليسا often known by its acronym BERJASA) is a political party in Malaysia.

The party was founded in 1977 by the then Chief Minister of Kelantan, Muhamed Nasir, under the persuasion of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) who were dissatisfied with the demands made by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). These demands included internal squabbles for the lump share in controlling the state of Kelantan, and pressure from UMNO soon led to PAS withdrawing from Barisan Nasional. In the following year's general elections, the split cost the PAS a huge number of votes in Kelantan: among the 36 state seats in Kelantan, UMNO won twenty three, Berjasa won eleven, and PAS won only two.[1]

BERJASA subsequently joined Barisan Nasional, but support for BERJASA quickly dissolved in the subsequent general elections. In 1989, it joined Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) opposition parties coalition under the leadership of Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) and the alliance was subsequently dissolved in 1996 when Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah decided to dissolve APU and rejoin UMNO. Since then, BERJASA only maintained minimal participation in the political fray,[2] as evidenced from their participation in subsequent general elections.[3]

BERJASA received a facelift in 2016 when the party joined Gagasan Sejahtera, a coalition of opposition parties such as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party. In the 2018 elections, BERJASA contested in three parliamentary seats, namely in Cameron Highlands, Selayang and Tanjung Piai. It also contested in the state seats of Sungai Manik and Batu Kurau. The party failed to win any of the seats, with all of their candidates losing their deposits.

References

  1. ↑ In-Won Hwang (2003). Personalized Politics. Alpha Books. pp. 117–8. ISBN 981-230-185-2.
  2. ↑ Michael Leifer (2001). Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 73. ISBN 0-415-23875-7.
  3. ↑ 29 political parties register with Election Commission


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