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The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat; Jawi: ); often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR, is a
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in
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 on 3 August 2003 through a merger of the party's predecessor, the National Justice Party, with the socialist
Malaysian People's Party The Malaysian People's Party (abbreviation: PRM; Malay language, Malay: ''Parti Rakyat Malaysia'') is a political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces ...
. The party's predecessor was founded by
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: وان عزيزة بنت وان إسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who is the spouse of Anwar Ibrahim, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia. Sh ...
during the height of the Reformasi movement on 4 April 1999 after the arrest of her husband, former Deputy Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
. The party is one of main partners of the
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(PH) coalition. In the first
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contested by the party in
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, the party won five seats in the
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. A resurgence of the ruling
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coalition in the 2004 general elections reduced the party to just one seat. However, an election wave in the 2008 general elections favoring the opposition increased the party's parliamentary representation to 31 seats, as well as allowing them to form the government in 5 states. This triggered the resignation of Prime Minister
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and a lift on the five-year political ban imposed on Anwar Ibrahim on 14 April 2008. The
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coalition defeated
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, which had ruled the country for 60 years since independence, in the 2018 general elections, allowing the coalition to form the government. However, defections from within PKR as well as the withdrawal of the
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(BERSATU) from the coalition caused the collapse of the PH government after just 22 months in power, culminating in the 2020 Malaysian political crisis that resulted in the rise of the
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government with ally-turned-enemy
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 ...
at the helm. The PH coalition would return to power once again after the
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. The elections produced a hung parliament for the first time in the country's history, but an alliance with other parties allowed Anwar Ibrahim to become the 10th
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through a unity government with his political rivals in
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as well as other political coalitions and parties to achieve a two-thirds majority in the
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. The party enjoys strong support from urban states such as
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,
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,
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,
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and
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, as well as the capital city of
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. It promotes an agenda with a strong emphasis on
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and
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, as well as adopting a platform that seeks to abolish the
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to replace it with an economic policy that takes a non-ethnic approach in poverty eradication and correcting economic imbalances.


History


Early years

The
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was affected by the
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. The finance minister at the time,
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
(also the deputy prime minister), instituted a series of economic reforms and austerity measures in response. These actions were exacerbated when he tabled controversial amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act that sought to increase the powers of the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ( ms, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia), abbreviated MACC or ''SPRM'', (formerly known as Anti-Corruption Agency, ACA or ''Badan Pencegah Rasuah'', ''BPR'') is a government agency in Malaysia that ...
(MACC). Prime Minister
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 ...
disagreed with these measures and ultimately sacked Anwar from all his posts. This incident and the circumstances in which it happened led to a public outcry in what became known as the '' Reformasi'' movement, but it also resulted in the arrest and subsequent incarceration of Anwar on what many believed to be politically motivated charges of sexual misconduct and corruption. The movement, which began while the country hosted the Commonwealth Games, initially demanded the resignation of Malaysia's then-
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,
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 ...
, and for the end of alleged
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and
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within 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 ...
-led (BN) government. It would go on to become a
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demanding
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and
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in Malaysia. The movement consisted of
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,
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and
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.


Foundation

Once Anwar had been detained, the ''Reformasi movement'' continued to develop, with "Justice for Anwar" remaining a potent rallying call. Before his arrest, Anwar had designated his wife,
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: وان عزيزة بنت وان إسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who is the spouse of Anwar Ibrahim, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia. Sh ...
, as the successor of the movement. Wan Azizah developed an enormous following, attracting thousands to her speeches. For a time, these followers held massive weekend street demonstrations, mostly in Kuala Lumpur but also occasionally in Penang and other cities, for "keadilan" (justice) and against Mahathir. Building on the momentum of ''Reformasi'', a political movement called the Social Justice Movement ( ms, Pergerakan Keadilan Sosial), also known as ADIL, was launched on 10 December 1998 and was led by Wan Azizah. However, facing difficulties in registering ADIL as a political party, the Reformasi movement instead merged with the Muslim Community Union of Malaysia ( ms, Ikatan Masyarakat Islam Malaysia), a minor
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political party based in
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, and relaunched it as the National Justice Party ( ms,
Parti Keadilan Nasional 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 ...
), also known as PKN or KeADILan, on 4 April 1999. The registration was just in time for the new party to take part in the 1999 general elections. The launch of KeADILan put to rest months of speculation about whether Wan Azizah and Anwar would merely remain in ADIL, join PAS, or try to stage a coup against UMNO. Although Keadilan was multiracial, its primary target was middle-class, middle-of-the-road Malays, particularly from UMNO. The party has been noted as having rough similarities with the now-defunct multi-racial social democratic
Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia Malaysian Social Justice Party or ( ms, Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia) (PEKEMAS) was a political party formed by Tan Chee Khoon and Syed Hussein Alatas in 1972. On 19 July 1974, Parti Marhaen Malaysia merged with the party. The party wa ...
. The party was joined by the
Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...
(DAP), the
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(PRM) and the
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamen ...
(PAS) in a big tent alliance of liberals,
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, and
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known as
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to take on the ruling BN coalition in the 1999 general elections.


Arrests

Between 27 and 30 September 1999, seven activists, including Keadilan leaders; Vice-President
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,
N. Gobalakrishnan Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (born 23 March 1960), commonly referred to as N. Gobalakrishnan, is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Serai constituency in Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to ...
, Youth leader Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, Fairus Izuddin and Dr Badrul Amin Baharun; were arrested and as a result prevented from contesting in the elections. Further arrests were made on 10 April 2001 and those arrested were subsequently charged and incarcerated under the
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. They became known as the Reformasi 10.


1999 general election

The legislative elections of 29 November 1999 were convened in advance, the pretext being the start of
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. As the outgoing Parliament was dissolved on 11 November, the campaign was very short, drawing strong criticism from the opposition. The party entered the campaign with many of its key leaders under arrest along with many disadvantages, as the short campaign was marked by the distribution of pornographic videocassettes implicating former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar in the villages, as well as the opposition having a lack of access to written and audiovisual media. As a result of the mounting disadvantages, the election saw the party winning only five parliamentary seats in the elections despite gaining 11.67% of the total votes cast. However,
Wan Azizah Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail ( Jawi: وان عزيزة بنت وان إسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician who is the spouse of Anwar Ibrahim, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia. She also served as the 12th Deput ...
was elected as the Member of Parliament for
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; the seat formerly held by her husband,
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
, with a majority of 9,077 votes. The
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as a whole gained 40.21% of the total votes cast with PAS winning 27 seats and DAP winning ten seats. The big opposition winner was PAS, which gained 20 seats as well as a majority in two Assemblies in the northern States of
Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...
and Terangganu. As for the BN coalition of
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 ...
, it however scored a two-thirds majority with 148 seats (despite losing 14 seats). Nevertheless, the BN coalition lost power in two of the thirteen states, along with four members of Mahathir's Cabinet who also lost their seats. For the first time in Malaysia's history, UMNO, the dominant Malay-based party which had ruled the country for 40 years since independence, received less than half of the total vote of ethnic Malays.


Merger with ''Parti Rakyat Malaysia''

The post election period saw negotiations between KeADILan and ''
Parti Rakyat Malaysia The Malaysian People's Party (abbreviation: PRM; Malay: ''Parti Rakyat Malaysia'') is a political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces its pedigree t ...
'' on a possible merger. Despite some opposition in both parties to the move, a 13-point Memorandum of Understanding was eventually signed by the two parties on 5 July 2002. On 3 August 2003, the new merged entity was officially launched and assumed its current name. Somehow, as PRM had yet to be de-registered by the authorities, the remained dissidents convened a National Congress in
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and elected a new Executive Committee led by former PRM youth leader,
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to resume political activities on 17 April 2005.


2004 general election

As the new amendments to the party constitution had yet to be approved by the Registrar of Societies, candidates from PRM contested the 2004 general election using the symbol of the old National Justice Party. The party fared poorly in the elections and only managed to retain one parliamentary seat,
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which is held by Dr Wan Azizah, despite winning 9% of the popular vote. The poor showing was later attributed to
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and
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in the delineation of constituencies, with one estimate suggesting that on average, a vote for the BN government was worth 28 times the vote of a Keadilan supporter.


Anwar Ibrahim freed

On 2 September 2004, in a decision by the Federal Court, Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy conviction was overturned and he was freed. This unexpected turn of events came timely for KEADILAN which was facing flagging morale due to its dismal performance in the elections. In December 2005 PKR organised its second national congress. Among the motions passed was the New Economic Agenda that envisioned a non-racial economic policy to replace the race-based
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. PKR managed a breakthrough into
Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
politics in May 2006. In
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, Dominique Ng, a lawyer and activist, won in the Padungan constituency in
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, a majority Chinese locale. KEADILAN lost narrowly in Saribas, a
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-
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constituency by just 94 votes. Sarawak is a traditional BN stronghold. PKR has also pursued an aggressive strategy of getting key personalities from within and outside politics. In July 2006,
Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim ( ms, عبدالخالد بن إبراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 14 December 1946 – 31 July 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He ...
, former CEO of Permodalan Nasional Berhad and Guthrie, was appointed as Treasurer of the PKR.


2008 general election

In the 2008 elections, PKR won 31 seats in Parliament, with the DAP and PAS making substantial gains as well with 28 seats and 23 seats respectively. In total, the taking of 82 seats by the opposition to BN's 140 seats made it the best performance in Malaysian history by the opposition, and denied BN the two-thirds majority required to make constitutional changes in the
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. PKR also successfully contested the state legislative elections which saw the loose coalition of PKR, DAP and PAS forming coalition governments in the states of
Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...
,
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,
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
,
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
and
Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
. The offices of the
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of
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and the Deputy
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of
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were held by KEADILAN elected representatives,
Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim ( ms, عبدالخالد بن إبراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 14 December 1946 – 31 July 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He ...
and Mohd Fairus Khairuddin, respectively.


Anwar's return to politics

On 14 April 2008, Anwar celebrated his official return to the political stage, as his ban from public office expired a decade after he was sacked as deputy prime minister. One of the main reasons the opposition seized a third of parliamentary seats and five states in the worst ever showing for the BN coalition that has ruled for half a century, was due to him leading at the helm. A gathering of more than 10,000 supporters greeted Anwar in a rally welcoming back his return to politics. In the midst of the rally, police interrupted Anwar after he had addressed the rally for nearly half an hour and forced him to stop the gathering. Malaysia's government intensified its efforts on 6 March to portray opposition figure
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
as political turncoats, days ahead of
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on 8 March that would determine whether he posed a legitimate threat to the ruling coalition. Campaigning wrapped up 7 March for general elections that would see gains for Malaysia's opposition amid anger over race and religion among minority
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and Indians. Malaysians voted on 8 March 2008 in parliamentary elections. Election results showed that the ruling government suffered a setback when it failed to obtain two-thirds majority in parliament, and five out of 12 state legislatures were won by the opposition parties. Reasons for the setback of the ruling party, which had retained power since the nation declared independence in 1957, were the rising inflation, crime and ethnic tensions.


Permatang Pauh by-election

Malaysia's government and ruling coalition declared defeat in a landslide victory in the by-election by
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
.
Muhammad Muhammad Taib Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib ( Jawi: محمد بن محمد طيب; born 29 July 1945), also fondly known as Mat Taib and also Mat Tyson, is a Malaysian politician who currently is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major c ...
, information chief of the
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which leads the BN coalition stated: ''Yes of course we have lost . . . we were the underdogs going into this race''. Malaysia's Election Commission officials announced Anwar won by an astounding majority against Arif Shah Omar Shah of National Front coalition and over Prime Minister
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's UMNO.
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reported that according to news website Malaysiakini, Anwar Ibrahim had won with a majority of 16,210 votes. He had won 26,646 votes, while BN's Arif Omar won 10,436 votes. Anwar's People's Justice Party's spokeswoman Ginie Lim told
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: "We won already. We are far ahead". On 28 August 2008, Anwar, dressed in a dark blue traditional Malay outfit and black "songkok" hat, took the oath at the main chamber of Parliament house in
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, as MP for
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at 10.03 am before Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia. He formally declared Anwar the leader of the 3-party opposition alliance. With his wife
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and his daughter
Nurul Izzah Anwar Nurul Izzah binti Anwar ( Jawi: ; born 19 November 1980) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Lembah Pantai from March 2008 to May 2018. A member of the ...
, also a parliamentarian, Anwar announced: "I'm glad to be back after a decade. The prime minister has lost the mandate of the country and the nation". Anwar needed at least 30 government lawmakers especially from Sabah and Sarawak MPs' votes to defect to form a government.


Suara Keadilan publication license suspended

In June 2010, Suara Keadilan's publication was suspended for publishing a report which claimed a government agency is bankrupt. Suara Keadilan is run by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's PKR party. The Home Ministry, which oversees Malaysia's newspapers, said it was not satisfied with the paper's explanation for the allegedly inaccurate report.


Kajang Move

In 2014, the Party's Strategy Director then Vice-President-cum-Secretary-General,
Rafizi Ramli Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli ( Jawi: ; born 14 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Par ...
initiated the failed
Kajang Move The "Kajang Move" ( ms, Langkah Kajang, also known as Selangor's political crisis, Selangor's MB crisis or Khalid Move) was a political manoeuvre attempted in Malaysia in 2014. The manoeuvre sought to topple the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor, T ...
in a bid to topple the 14th
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of Selangor,
Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim ( ms, عبدالخالد بن إبراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 14 December 1946 – 31 July 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He ...
, and install the party's ''de facto'' leader
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
as his replacement. The political manoeuvre resulted in a nine-month political crisis within the state of Selangor and the
Pakatan Rakyat The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP ...
coalition, that also involved the palace of Selangor, a by-election costing RM1.6 million in taxpayers’ money, the party losing one seat in Selangor's assembly and
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. PKR also ended up not getting the
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that it wanted. The crisis concluded with the appointment of PKR's Deputy President,
Azmin Ali Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A memb ...
, as the 15th Menteri Besar of Selangor. Most analysts say that the Kajang Move was a great failure.


PD Move

On 12 September 2018, the incumbent Danyal Balagopal Abdullah resigned as Member of Parliament for
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to allow Anwar Ibrahim, who had been granted a royal pardon by the country's monarch the
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to re-enter parliament after a 3-year absence. The resignation caused the
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and was dubbed the 'PD Move'. Anwar won the seat with an increased majority against six other candidates.


Collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government

The 2020 Malaysian political crisis culminated in the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government. The political crisis began when several political forces, including then PKR deputy president
Azmin Ali Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A memb ...
, attempted to depose the current government led by Prime Minister
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 ...
by forming a new government without going through a general election. This was achieved through backroom deals popularly known as the Sheraton Move, which saw the withdrawal of BERSATU from the coalition as well as the exit of Azmin Ali along with 10 other PKR MPs. This deprived the coalition of its majority and paved the way for
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 of BERSATU, to form a backdoor government positioning himself as Prime Minister with the support of the newly formed
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 ...
coalition. During the political crisis, in a
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Live broadcast of a night prayer session at
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
's residence, Anwar said that he had been informed of a "treachery" being committed that involved "former friends from BERSATU and a small group from PKR". Azmin Ali, in a later statement, claimed that his action was to protect then Prime Minister
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 forced to choose a date for the transition of power during Pakatan Harapan's presidential meeting on 21 February, and that the
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presented to the
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was to cement support for Mahathir, not to elect a new prime minister. He further said that the real traitor was the faction that tried to usurp Mahathir. On 24 February 2020, PKR held a press conference where its general secretary,
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail ( Jawi: سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل; born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration ...
, announced that Azmin and vice-president
Zuraida Kamaruddin Datuk Zuraida binti Kamaruddin ( Jawi: زريدة بنت قمرالدين; born 14 March 1958) is a Malaysian politician who formerly served as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration un ...
had been sacked by the party. Saifuddin explained that they were expelled due to their actions on 23 February which went against the party's official line regarding the position of Prime Minister. Azmin later announced that he would be forming an independent bloc in parliament along with Zuraida and nine other Azmin-aligned PKR MPs who left the party following his expulsion. A large number of PKR
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members aligned with Azmin's camp left the party once the political crisis began, including thousands of members across the country along with three
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division chiefs who announced their resignation on 26 February. On 4 March 2020, the Penang Exco of Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health,
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, resigned from his position in
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. Aligned with Azmin Ali's camp, he claimed to have been pressured by party leadership to resign from his post. He was replaced by
Norlela Ariffin Norlela binti Ariffin is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who is a Penang State Executive Council, Penang State executive councillor. Election results References

Living people People from Penang Malaysian people of Malay desc ...
, the MLA for
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, who was appointed as the new state councillor and sworn in on 12 March. On the same day,
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, the Azmin-aligned MLA of Pemanis in
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, announced his resignation from the party to become a Perikatan-aligned independent. This handed the alliance a marginal 29-27 majority in the state assembly and allowed the takeover of a key Harapan state. The collapse of Harapan governments at the state level continued on 12 May in
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when two Azmin-aligned MLAs,
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of
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and
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of Lunas, left the party to become Perikatan-aligned independents. Along with four of six
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MLAs defecting, their withdrawal to Perikatan gave the coalition a 23-13 majority and allowed Kedah state opposition leader,
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, to announce the formation of a new government with PAS at the helm, taking over from the previous BERSATU Chief Minister,
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, who was aligned to Pakatan Harapan. Another departure followed on 17 May as Srikandi Keadilan Chief, Nurainie Haziqah Shafii, left the party claiming to have "lost confidence in the struggle and the direction of PKR". The month of June witnessed more departures of PKR members and representatives, beginning with MP for
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, Jugah Muyang, resigning from the party on 5 June. He was previously elected as an
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before joining PKR after they formed the federal government, but left the party for
BERSATU 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 ...
after it became the new ruling party, joining it along with the independent MP of
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, Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz, who was previously elected under
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. The departure of Azmin allies continued when
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, the Deputy Speaker & Exco of the
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as well as the Women's Deputy Chief, announced her resignation from the party to became a Perikatan-aligned independent on 13 June, followed by
Afif Bahardin Dr. Afif bin Bahardin (born 13 May 1985) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Jaya since May 2013. He was also ex the People's Justice Party's (PKR) Deputy Youth Chie ...
, the former Youth Deputy Chief, on 24 June, Meanwhile, Haniza Talha, the PKR Women's Chief, was sacked by the party on 29 June and was forced to resign as a State Exco member on 11 July. Haniza described PKR's decision to sack her from the party as an “act of revenge”. On the same day, she was replaced by
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MP,
Fuziah Salleh Fuziah binti Salleh (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: فوزية بنت صالح; born on 13 July 1959) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs (Malaysia), Deputy Minister of Domestic Tra ...
, as the party's new Women's Chief.
Salleh Said Keruak Datuk Seri Panglima Md Salleh bin Md Said ( Jawi: محمد صالح بن محمد سعيد; born 10 July 1958), commonly known as Salleh Said Keruak, is a Malaysian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Sabah from 1994 to 1996. He ...
, a prominent politician from
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, cancelled his application to join PKR on 30 June citing the party's internal turmoil. He said the decision was made in April, and with the cancellation, remained an
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since leaving UMNO in 2018 before rejoining the party in September 2020. Previously, Salleh had applied to join PKR in October of the previous year. The departures continued throughout July when
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Women's Chief, Sharifah Norhayati Syed Omar Alyahya, left PKR along with 131 other members on 1 July, claiming injustice in the party's top leadership. This was followed by Penang MLA of Sungai Acheh, Zulkifli Ibrahim, who was sacked from PKR before joining
BERSATU 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 ...
on 4 July. On the same day, two municipal councillors, Jess Choy of
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and Shoba Selvarajoo of
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, resigned from the party. This was followed
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division chief, Karip Mohd Salleh, who left the party with 25 other members for Perikatan Nasional on 15 July. On 30 July, MLA of
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& Sabah's Assistant Minister of Finance, Kenny Chua Teck Ho, was sacked for backing
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's
Musa Aman Musa Bin Haji Aman ( Jawi: موسى بن حاج أمان; born 30 March 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister, State Minister of Finance from March 2003 to May 2018, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assemb ...
as
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. BERSATU's Kuala Krau Division Chief, Mohamad Rafidee Hashim, left the party and joined PKR on 9 August, stating his action was because "the party was more consistent and principled in its efforts to fight for reform". The defections continued when two MPs, Steven Choong of
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and
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of
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became independents on 27 and 28 February 2021. They would go on to form the
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(PBM) and declare their support for the ruling
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coalition. The exodus of MPs ended on 13 March 2021 when PKR vice-president Xavier Jayakumar of
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announced his resignation as both vice-president and party member, citing his 'frustrations' by the events of the past year and subsequently becoming a Perikatan-aligned independent MP.


Ideology

A supporter of
liberal democracy Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into diff ...
, PKR's constitution has as one of their core principles, the establishment of "a society that is just and a nation that is democratic, progressive and united". In practice, the party has primarily focused on promoting
social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...
, economic justice, eliminating political corruption and human rights issues within a non-ethnic framework.


List of leaders

President Deputy President


Party Organisational Structure (2022–2025)


Central Leadership Council

* President: **
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
* Deputy President: **
Rafizi Ramli Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli ( Jawi: ; born 14 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Par ...
* Vice-Presidents (elected): **
Amirudin Shari Dato' Seri Amirudin bin Shari ( ms, أمير الدين بن شاعري, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 8 February 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, Member of Par ...
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Chang Lih Kang Chang Lih Kang ( zh, s=郑立慷, t=鄭立慷, poj=Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, p=Zhèng Lìkāng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administra ...
**
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; born 12 January 1982) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician from the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of presently the Pakatan Harapan (PH ...
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Aminuddin Harun Dato' Seri Aminuddin bin Harun ( Jawi: أمين الدين بن هارون; born 2 January 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan since May 2018 and Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legisla ...
* Vice-Presidents (appointed): **
Nurul Izzah Anwar Nurul Izzah binti Anwar ( Jawi: ; born 19 November 1980) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Lembah Pantai from March 2008 to May 2018. A member of the ...
** Saraswathy Kandasami **
Awang Husaini Sahari Awang Husaini bin Sahari is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putatan from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coaliti ...
* Secretary-General: **
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail ( Jawi: سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل; born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration ...
* Treasurer: **
William Leong William Leong Jee Keen (; born 27 January 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selayang since March 2008 and Chair of the Major Public Appointments Select Committee since December 2018. He is a m ...
* Information Chief: **
Fahmi Fadzil Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohamed Fadzil ( Jawi: ; born 4 February 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Communications and Digital in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 202 ...
* Chief Managing Secretary: ** Zahir Hassan * Director of Communications: **
Lee Chean Chung Lee Chean Chung () is a Malaysian politician who is currently serving as a Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya constituency since November 2022. Prior to that, he had served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Semamb ...
* Director of Strategies: **
Akmal Nasir Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (born 16 September 1986), better known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a com ...
* Director of Election Machinery: **
Rafizi Ramli Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli ( Jawi: ; born 14 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Par ...
* Central Leadership Council Members (elected): **
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 ...
** Fahmi Zainol ** Mohd Yahya Sahri **
Nor Azrina Surip Nor Azrina binti Surip (born 25 October 1975) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Merbok since May 2018. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ...
** Romli Ishak **
Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail Siti Aishah binti Shaik Ismail ( Jawi: سيتي عائشة بنت شيخ إسماعيل) is a Malaysian politician. She was a senator elected by the Penang State Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ...
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Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Noh (born 18 June 1964) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and activist who has served as non-executive chairman of the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) since April 2023 and the Dewan Rakyat, Member of ...
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Hans Isaac Gerald Hans Isaac (born 20 August 1971) is a Malaysian actor, producer, and director. On 10 April 2019, he was appointed as the Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS). He resigned as the chairman of the body aft ...
** Simon Ooi Tze Min **
Wong Chen Wong Chen (; born 18 December 1968) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Subang since May 2018 and for Kelana Jaya from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR ...
** Raiyan Abdul Rahim **
Tan Kar Hing Tan Kar Hing (; born 4 May 1982) is a Malaysian politician from the People's Justice Party (PKR). He is the incumbent Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Simpang Pulai constituency. Tan was formerly a Member of Perak State Executive Counc ...
** David Cheong Kian Young **
Hee Loy Sian Hee Loy Sian (; born 18 June 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kajang since May 2018. He served as Member of ...
** Amidi Abdul Manan ** Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping **
Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik ( Jawi: محمد بختيار بن وان چيق; born 22 May 1965) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former ...
* Central Leadership Council Members (appointed): ** Manivannan Gowindasamy **
Christina Liew Chin Jin Datuk Christina Liew (also known as Liew Chin Jin; ) (born 14 September 1952) is a Hong Kong-born Malaysian politician who has served as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah for the second term in the Gabungan Raky ...
** Abun Sui Anyit **
Rodziah Ismail Rodziah binti Ismail (born 8 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Menteris Besar Khalid Ibra ...
** Yuneswaran Ramaraj ** Sangkar Rasam **
Azan Ismail Azan bin Ismail (born 10 May 1965) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar from May 2013 to May 2018 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Indera Mahkota from March 2008 to ...
** Roslan Hussin * State Chairpersons: ** Federal Territories: Azman Abidin ** Johor:
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Noh (born 18 June 1964) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and activist who has served as non-executive chairman of the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) since April 2023 and the Dewan Rakyat, Member of ...
** Kedah:
Nor Azrina Surip Nor Azrina binti Surip (born 25 October 1975) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Merbok since May 2018. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ...
** Kelantan: Mohd Suparadi Mohd Nor ** Melaka: Mohd Rafee Ibrahim ** Negeri Sembilan:
Aminuddin Harun Dato' Seri Aminuddin bin Harun ( Jawi: أمين الدين بن هارون; born 2 January 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan since May 2018 and Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legisla ...
** Pahang:
Fuziah Salleh Fuziah binti Salleh (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: فوزية بنت صالح; born on 13 July 1959) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs (Malaysia), Deputy Minister of Domestic Tra ...
** Penang:
Nurul Izzah Anwar Nurul Izzah binti Anwar ( Jawi: ; born 19 November 1980) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Lembah Pantai from March 2008 to May 2018. A member of the ...
** Perak:
Chang Lih Kang Chang Lih Kang ( zh, s=郑立慷, t=鄭立慷, poj=Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, p=Zhèng Lìkāng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administra ...
** Perlis:
Noor Amin Ahmad Noor Amin bin Ahmad (born 20 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kangar since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) o ...
** Sabah: Mustapha Sakmud ** Sarawak: Roland Engan ** Selangor:
Amirudin Shari Dato' Seri Amirudin bin Shari ( ms, أمير الدين بن شاعري, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 8 February 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, Member of Par ...
** Terengganu: Ahmad Nazri Mohd Yusof


Youth Wing (Angkatan Muda Keadilan)

* Youth Chief: **
Adam Adli Adam Adli Abd Halim (born July 3, 1989) is a Malaysian politician and student activist who has served as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Hannah ...
* Deputy Youth Chief: ** Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim * Vice-Youth Chiefs (elected): ** Atyrah Hanim Razali ** Pravin Murali ** Pransanth Kumar Brakasam * Vice-Youth Chiefs (appointed): ** Chermaine Thoo Suet Mei ** Wendey Agung Baruh *Youth Secretary: ** Omar Mokhtar A Manap *Youth Organising Secretary: ** Muhammad Arshad Hassni *Youth Treasurer: ** Mohd Hilmy Yakap *Youth Information Chief: ** Muhammad Haziq Azfar Ishak *Youth Communications Director: ** Muhammad Syaril Showkat Ali *Youth Strategies Director: ** Bryan Ng Yih Miin *Youth Elections Directors: ** Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim **
Prabakaran Parameswaran Prabakaran a/l Parameswaran (born 8 February 1996) is a Malaysian politician and law student who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakata ...
* Central Angkatan Muda Keadilan Leadership Council Members (elected): ** Fify Nuriety Harfizy ** Syamil Luthfi Samsul Bahrin ** Farah Ariana Nurazam ** Nanthakumar Poapalan ** Sathasivam Manohar ** Gavin Way ** Arham Rahimin Nasution ** Muhammad Husaini Mohd Yunos ** Ahmad Umar Khair Zainuddin ** Muhd Sallehuddin Nazaruddin ** Suria Vengadesh Kerishnan ** Ooi Mei Mei ** Nurrul Atika Azhar ** Siti Nur Qamarina Mohd Ghani ** Mohd Fakharuddin Muslim *Central Angkatan Muda Keadilan Leadership Council Members (appointed): ** Mohd Nashriq Othaman ** Mohd Afiq Ayob ** Nadia Fathin Syahira Ahmad Nazri ** Wan Muhamad Haikal Wan Ghazali ** Ahmad Saifullah Razali *State Youth Chiefs: ** Federal Territories: Mohammad Azfar Aza Azhar ** Johor: Mohamad Taufiq Ismail ** Kedah:
Mohammed Taufiq Johari Mohammed Taufiq bin Johari ( Jawi: محمد توفيق بن جوهري; born 6 March 1996) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani since November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice P ...
** Kelantan: Mohamad Ezzat Zahrim Mohd Hanuzi ** Melaka: Muhammad Ridhuan Abu Samah ** Negeri Sembilan: Mohamad Afif Anuar ** Pahang: Chan Chun Kuang ** Penang: Muhammad Fadzli Roslan ** Perak: Za'im Sidqi Zulkifly ** Perlis: Raskhairulimran Raszali ** Sabah: Zaidi Jatil ** Sarawak: Chiew Choon Man ** Selangor: Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim ** Terengganu: Md Asyraf Zulfadhly Md Zainudin


Women's Wing (Wanita Keadilan)

* Women's Chief: **
Fadhlina Sidek Fadhlina binti Sidek (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; born 16 October 1977) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Education (Malaysia), Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration und ...
* Deputy Women's Chief: **
Juwairiya Zulkifli Juwairiya binti Zulkifli is a Malaysian politician from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political co ...
* Vice-Women's Chiefs (elected): ** Wasanthee Sinnasamy **
June Leow Hsiad Hui June Leow Hsiad Hui ( zh, s=廖书慧, t=廖書慧, j=Liu6 Syu1 Wai6, poj=Liāu Su-hūi, p=Liào Shūhuì, born 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Selangor from May 2018 to November 2022 and memb ...
** Sangetha Jayakumar * Vice-Women's Chiefs (appointed): ** Rufinah Pangeran ** Faizah Ariffin * Srikandi Keadilan Chief: ** Anetha Vallaitham Pillai * Women's Secretary: ** Loh Ker Chean * Women's Treasurer: ** Sabrina Ahmad * Women's Information Chief: ** Suzana Shaharudin * Women's Communications Bureau Chiefs: ** Nurhidayah Che Rose ** Farzana Hayani Mohd Nasir ** Wan Zulaika Abdul Kahar * Women's Elections Director: **
Juwairiya Zulkifli Juwairiya binti Zulkifli is a Malaysian politician from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political co ...
* Central Wanita Keadilan Leadership Council Members (elected): ** Loo Voon May ** Nor Faiza Samsi ** Telagapathi A. Marimuthu ** Mahani Abdul Moin ** Ermeemariana Saadon ** Siti Norffinie Mohamed Yassin ** Rabiatul Adawiyah Sulaiman ** Saribanon Saibon ** Noraziah Mohd Razit ** Mahani Masban ** Rozaliah Mokhtar ** Karen Kasturi James ** Ruthira K. Surasan ** Wan Zulaika Abdul Kahar * Central Wanita Keadilan Leadership Council Members (appointed): **
Sandrea Ng Shy Ching Sandrea Ng Shy Ching is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad since November 2022 and Member of the Pera ...
** Haryati Abu Nasir ** Kartini Madun ** Meneng Biris ** Anie Amat ** Idawatie Pariman ** Lim Kim Eng ** Noor Amelia Zainabila Zaiffri ** Saira Banu ** Syafiqa Zakaria ** Annur Nadhirah Abdul Halim *State Women's Chiefs: ** Federal Territories: Rohani Hussin ** Johor: Zuraidah Zainab Md Zain ** Kedah: Sabrina Ahmad ** Kelantan: Nor Azmiza Mamat ** Melaka:
Rusnah Aluai Rusnah binti Aluai (born 20 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Tangga Batu. Political career In the 2013 election, Rusnah represented the People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ...
** Negeri Sembilan: Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim ** Pahang: Haslindalina Hashim ** Penang: Nurhidayah Che Ros ** Perak: Norhayati Sani ** Perlis: Hashimah Hashim ** Sabah: Noriha Yakup ** Sarawak: Victoria Musa ** Selangor: Rozana Zainal Abidin ** Terengganu: Faizah Ariffin


Elected representatives


Dewan Negara (Senate)


Senators

* His Majesty's appointee: **
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail ( Jawi: سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل; born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration ...
** Saraswathy Kandasamy **
Fuziah Salleh Fuziah binti Salleh (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: فوزية بنت صالح; born on 13 July 1959) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs (Malaysia), Deputy Minister of Domestic Tra ...
** Abun Sui Anyit ** Manolan Mohamad ** Isaiah Jacob (Kuala Lumpur) *
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...
: ** Ahmad Azam Hamzah *
Penang State Legislative Assembly The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
: ** Amir Md Ghazali


Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)


Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

PKR has 31 members in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
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Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)


Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

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 ...
Penang State Legislative Assembly The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...
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 ...
Johor State Legislative Assembly The Johor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are hel ...
Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no ...
Perlis State Legislative Assembly The Perlis State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituenc ...
Pahang State Legislative Assembly The Pahang State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Pahang) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. The Asse ...
Sabah State Legislative Assembly The Sabah State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah, Kadazandusun language, Kadazandusun: ''Langga' Tinukuan Pogun Sabah'') is a part of the legislature of Sabah, Malaysia, the other being the List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of ...
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak; the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak forms the other part of the legislature. The Assembly is modelled after the ...
Malacca State Legislative Assembly The Malacca State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Ele ...
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elect ...
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...


PKR state governments


General election results


State election results


See also

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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 ...
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Malaysian General Election Elections in Malaysia include elections to public office of the political entities that since 1963 have composed the federation of Malaysia. At present, elections in Malaysia exist at two levels: federal level and state level. Federal level elec ...
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Politics of Malaysia Politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a federal representative democratic constitutional monarchy, in which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power ...
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Pakatan Rakyat The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP ...
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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 ...


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