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Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya
Founded17 October 1945
IdeologyNationalism, Malay Left

Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM) (also known as the Malay Nationalist Party) was founded on 17 October 1945 in Ipoh, Perak. The party was the first Malay political party formed after the Japanese occupation of Malaya.

The main goal of the establishment of PKMM was to demand full independence for Malaya and to oppose any form of British colonial rule. The five principles adopted by the PKMM were belief in God, nationalism, sovereignty of the people, universal brotherhood and social justice. These principles mirrored the Pancasila of Indonesian nationalism and many of the PKMM activists were influenced by nationalist developments in Indonesia and sought for the unification of Indonesian and Malay nationalist struggles in an Indonesia Raya.

In response to British proposals for a Federation of Malaya PKMM, as a member of PUTERA, formed an alliance with other predominantly non-Malay political groups organized under the All-Malayan Council of Joint Action forming the AMCJA-PUTERA coalition. Together they formulated the People's Constitutional Proposals, calling for a common citizenship and democratic governance, which was rejected by the British.

History

PKMM was established on 17 October 1945 at its inaugural congress from 16 - 17 October 1945. Apart from states representatives, present also was a representative from Pattani, Tengku Mahmood Mahyiddeen and a royal representative of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Hishammuddin Abdul Aziz Alam Shah who contributed $50,000.[1] The central committee consisted of:

  • Mokhtaruddin Lasso - General Leader
  • Dr Burhanuddin Al-Helmy - First Vice Chief
  • Baharuddin Tahir@Taharuddin - Second Vice Chair
  • Dahari Ali - Secretary
  • Zulkifli Auni - Vice Secretary
  • Ahmad Boestamam - Youth Chief
  • Katijah Ali - Women's Affairs Chief
  • Arshad Ashaari - Treasurer
  • Salleh - Religious Chief[1]

References

  • Ariffin Omar (2015) Bangsa Melayu: Malay Concepts of Democracy and Community 1945-1950, Second Edition, Petaling Jaya: SIRD
  • Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied (2015) Radicals: Resistance and Protest in Colonial Malaya, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press
  1. ^ a b The Memoirs of Abdullah C.D. (Part One): The Movement until 1948. Petaling Jaya: SIRD. 2009. p. 59. ISBN 9789833782642. {{cite book}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
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