Homeland Fighter's Party
Homeland Fighters' Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Pejuang Tanah Air ڤرتي ڤجواڠ تانه اءير |
| Chinese name | 祖國鬥士黨 祖国斗士党 Zǔguó dòushì dǎng |
| Tamil name | உள்நாட்டு போராளிகள் கட்சி Uḷnāṭṭu pōrāḷikaḷ kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | PEJUANG |
| President | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Secretary-General | Amiruddin Hamzah |
| Deputy President | Marzuki Yahya |
| Youth Chief | Abu Hafiz Salleh Hudin [1] |
| Information Chief | Ulya Aqamah Husamudin |
| Founder | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Founded | 12 August 2020 |
| Split from | BERSATU |
| National affiliation | Political allies: WARISAN |
| Colours | Blue Pantone |
| Slogan | Pejuang Berprinsip |
| Dewan Negara | 1 / 70
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| Dewan Rakyat | 4 / 222
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| Dewan Undangan Negeri | 5 / 607
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| Party flag | |
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The Homeland Fighters' Party (Malay: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, called PEJUANG) is a political party of Malaysia, formed in August 2020 by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad against the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition led by Prime Minister and president of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party Muhyiddin Yassin.
History
The party was formed by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was also the former Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party. He resigned as Prime Minister on 24 February 2020,[2] the same day BERSATU announced its departure from the then ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition.[3] In March, Muhyiddin Yassin, the President and the acting Chairman of BERSATU was appointed the new Prime Minister. However, Mahathir and five other MPs including Mukhriz Mahathir (former Menteri Besar of Kedah), Maszlee Malik (former Minister of Education), Shahruddin Md Salleh (former Deputy Minister of Works), did not back Muhyiddin and his new Perikatan Nasional government. They remained members of BERSATU until 28 May when they were sacked from the party.[4]
In August, Mahathir announced that he would be forming a new Malay-based party.[5] On 12 August, it adopted the name Parti Pejuang Tanah Air.[6] On 21 August, Syed Saddiq announced he would rather form a new party, instead of joining the PEJUANG. He later formed and registered the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance in on 17 September. [7]
The party contested in the Slim by-election on 29 August, but its candidate Amir Khusyairi, lost to the Barisan Nasional candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz.
Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Senators
- Marzuki Yahya – appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament
PEJUANG has 4 members in the House of Representatives.
| State | No. | Parliament Constituency | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kedah |
P004 | Langkawi | Mahathir Mohamad | PEJUANG | ||
| P005 | Jerlun | Mukhriz Mahathir | PEJUANG | |||
| P006 | Kubang Pasu | Amiruddin Hamzah | PEJUANG | |||
 Johor
|
P149 | Sri Gading | Shahruddin Md Salleh | PEJUANG | ||
| Total | Kedah (3), Johor (1) | |||||
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
| State | No. | State Constituency | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah |
N6 | Jitra | Mukhriz Mahathir | PEJUANG | ||
| N15 | Anak Bukit | Amiruddin Hamzah | PEJUANG | |||
 Selangor |
N7 | Batang Kali | Harumaini Omar | PEJUANG | ||
| N12 | Jeram | Mohd Shaid Rosli | PEJUANG | |||
| N13 | Kuang | Sallehudin Amiruddin | PEJUANG | |||
| Total | Kedah (2), Selangor (3) | |||||
References
- ^ "Parti Pejuang TanahAir". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "BREAKING: Malaysia's Mahathir sends resignation letter to king". 24 February 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Bersatu umum keluar Pakatan Harapan". 24 February 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Tun M dipecat dari Bersatu". 28 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Tun Mahathir umum akan tubuh parti Melayu baharu". 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Tun M umum nama parti baharu, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Syed Saddiq bayangkan tak sertai PEJUANG, tubuh parti baharu". 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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