The Homeland Fighters' Party ( ms, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air,
Jawi: ڤرتي ڤجواڠ تانه اير, PEJUANG) is a Malay-based political party of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, formed in August 2020 by the former
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...
,
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
in opposition to the ruling
Perikatan Nasional
The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coalition was pr ...
and
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 se ...
government led by the then-
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
and president of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...
,
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The logo of PEJUANG party consists of a stylised
Jawi letter,
ڤ (P), which is the first letter in the word "Pejuang".
History
The party was formed by former
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
, who was also the former Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...
. He resigned as Prime Minister on 24 February 2020, the same day BERSATU announced its departure from the then ruling
Pakatan Harapan
The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...
coalition. In March,
Muhyiddin Yassin
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...
, the President and the acting Chairman of BERSATU was appointed the new Prime Minister. However, Mahathir and five other MPs including former
Menteri Besar of Kedah
The Menteri Besar of Kedah or the First Minister of Kedah is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Kedah. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Kedah State Legis ...
Mukhriz Mahathir
Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...
, former
Minister of Education Maszlee Malik
Maszlee bin Malik (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Education (Malaysia), Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Moh ...
, and former
Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman (born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar since May 2018. He served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administra ...
did not support Muhyiddin and the new
Perikatan Nasional
The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coalition was pr ...
(PN) government, for which they would be expelled from BERSATU in May. They were later joined by
Shahruddin Md Salleh, who resigned as
Deputy Minister of Works only three months after his appointment while recanting his support for Muhyiddin.
In August, Mahathir announced that he would be forming a new Malay-based party. On 12 August, it adopted the name Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, with Mahathir and four of the five expelled BERSATU MPs as founding members. The party made its debut in the
Slim by-election on 29 August, but its candidate Amir Khusyairi lost to the
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 se ...
's
Mohd Zaidi Aziz. On 21 August, Syed Saddiq, the only former BERSATU MP not to have participated in PEJUANG's founding announced that he would instead form a new party,
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance
The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance ( Malay: ''Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia'', Chinese: 马来西亚民主联合阵线, Tamil: மலேசிய ஐக்கிய ஜனநாயக கூட்டணி; abbreviated: MUDA) is a multi-rac ...
(MUDA). On 2 November, Mazlee announced his resignation as a member of PEJUANG only three months after its founding to become an independent MP. He would later join
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...
(PKR).
In January 2021, the Registrar of Societies (RoS) rejected the party's application for registration. The RoS' decision was appealed by the party but left unresolved for 5 and a half months. On 25 June, the High Court ordered the Home Minister to make a decision regarding the registration of PEJUANG within 14 days and on 8 July 2021, PEJUANG was finally registered as a political party.
On 16 April 2021, PEJUANG Deputy-President Marzuki Yahya said if Pejuang were to work with PN, it would only be done in the interest of the country.
On 22 January 2022, Johor PEJUANG chief, Dr Shahruddin Mohd Salleh, announced that the party would be contesting in the
2022 Johor state election alone, but remained open to the possibility of co-operating with other parties. PEJUANG contested in 42 of the state's 56 seats and failing to win any of them. Party president Mukhriz Mahathir blamed the lack of exposure of the party's logo as one of the reasons for their defeat.
In the
2022 election, PEJUANG contested for 158 out of 222 seats, but no one was elected.
Mahathir, the party Chairman, as well as the party's MP for Langkawi, not only failed to get elected but lost deposit.
This fate also befalls on 2 other MPs for PEJUANG, namely Mukhriz (MP for Jerlun) and
Amiruddin (MP for Kubang Pasu).
On 11 December 2022, PEJUANG Youth Leader Abu Hafiz Salleh Hudin announced his resignation. He said the decision was made after taking into account various considerations including a sense of responsibility towards the party's performance in GE15.
On 16 December 2022, PEJUANG Chairman Mahathir Mohamad resign.
On 20 December 2022, Federal Territory PEJUANG chief and party’s Executive Council Khairuddin Abu Hassan resign. He said he decided to take this action following Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation as PEJUANG chairman.
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List of leaders
Chairman
President
Leadership structure
* Chairman:
** Vacant
* President:
**
Mukhriz Mahathir
Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...
* Deputy President:
**
Marzuki Yahya
* Women's Chief (Pejuanita):
**
Che Asmah Ibrahim
* Youth's Chief (Pejuang Muda):
** Vacant
* Women's Youth Chief (Pejuanita Muda):
**
Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi
* Secretary-General:
**
Amiruddin Hamzah
* Treasurer:
**
Shahruddin Md Salleh
* Information Director:
** Ulya Aqamah Husamudin
* Welfare Board Chairman:
** Abu Bakar Yahya
* Legal Board Chairman:
** Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi
* Economic Affairs Board Chairman:
** Armin Baniaz Pahamin
* National Unity Board Chairman:
** Azman Mohd Hashim
* NGO Board Chairman:
** Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi
* Central Executive Council members:
** Abu Bakar Yahya
** Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi
**
Armin Baniaz Pahamin
** Azman Mohd Hashim
** Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi
**
Ruslin Hasan
Datuk Seri Ruslin bin Hasan (born 10 July 1949) is a Malaysian politician who was the 7th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Honours
* :
** Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1984)
** Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ...
** Sazmi Miah
** Mohamad Nuhairi Rahmat
** Tariq Ismail
** Afiqah Mohammad
** Sallehuddin Amiruddin
* State chairman:
** Wilayah Persekutuan: Vacant
** Johor:
Shahruddin Md Salleh
** Kedah:
Azimi Daim
Dato' Azimi Daim is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah and Mahdzir Khalid and Mem ...
** Kelantan: Sazmi Miah
** Malacca: Ruslin Hasan
** Negeri Sembilan: Mohammad Jani Ismail
** Pahang: Hamzah Jaafar
** Perak: Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi
** Perlis: Rosley Mat
** Penang: Ahmad Shah Rezal Abd Rashid
** Sabah: Nicholas Sylvester
** Selangor: Harumaini Omar
** Terengganu: Wan Nazari Yusoff
Members of Parliament
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Senators
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament
The party is unrepresented at
Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ...
.
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
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
The Selangor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Selangor) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the sta ...
General Election results
State election results
See also
*
Politics of Malaysia
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*
List of political parties in Malaysia
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Legislation
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Election e ...
References
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Islamic political parties in Malaysia
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