Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA, ''Homeland Movement'' or ''Homeland Party'') is a newly-formed
alliance
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of
Malay political parties, founded in August 2022 by former
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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Mahathir Mohamad.
Mahathir had announced during the coalition's founding that
GTA will contest in the
next Malaysian general election against the incumbent ruling coalition
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 ...
. On 6 September 2022, the coalition submitted registration documents to the
Registrar of Societies (RoS) to apply for registration. The coalition failed to win any parliament seat in the
2022 General Election.
History
Leadership structure
Interim founding leadership of GTA
:
* Chairman:
**
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (PEJUANG)
* Deputy Chairman:
**
Ustaz Zamani Ibrahim (BERJASA)
**
Dato' Paduka Ibrahim Ali (PUTRA)
**
Datuk Seri Utama Mukhriz Mahathir (PEJUANG)
**
Datuk Mohammed Mosin Abdul Razak (IMAN)
** Aminuddin Yahaya (Gagasan Bangsa)
* Women Chief:
** Che Asmah Ibrahim (PEJUANG)
* Youth Chief :
** Nasrul Ali Hasan Abdul Latif (PUTRA)
* Women's Youth Chief:
** Azliza Rajain (BERJASA)
* Chief Secretary:
**
Datuk Wira Marzuki Yahya (PEJUANG)
* Treasurer:
** Mohamed Ismail (BERJASA)
* Information Chief:
** Nizam Mahsar
* Executive Council Members:
**
Dato' Mohd Rosli Ramli (BERJASA)
**
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Khalid Yunus (PUTRA)
** Datuk Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim (IMAN)
**
Dato' Wira Amiruddin Hamzah (PEJUANG)
**
En. Borhan Ahmad Zakaria (PUTRA)
** Dr. Amir Hamzah (IMAN)
**
En. Azriq Rosman (BERJASA)
**
Prof. Dr. Murad Merican - Scholar
**
Tuan Hj. Ahmad Zakie Ahmad Shariff - Financial professional
**
En. Syed Hassan Syed Ali - NGO figure
**
Dr. Nazmi Desa - Religious scholar
**
En. Khaidir Ahmad - Environment and grassroot (''marhaen'') activist
**
Dr. Farhan Rusli - Scholar and professional
**
Datuk Dr. Abdul Halim Sher - Doctor of Medicine
Member parties
At its founding, it consists of four member parties:
Elected representatives
As of the 15th General Election, neither of the parties has elected representatives in the
parliament
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.
Parliament of Malaysia - Dewan Rakyat
State legislative assemblies
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
The Kedah State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies thro ...
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
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General election results
State election results
See also
*
List of political parties in Malaysia
This is a list of political parties in Malaysia, including existing and historical ones.
Legislation
Under the current legislation, all political parties (termed "Political Associations") must be registered under the Societies Act.
Election e ...
*
2020-22 Malaysian political crisis
References
{{Malaysian political parties
Political party alliances in Malaysia
Political parties established in 2022
2022 establishments in Malaysia
Malaysian nationalism