The National Front,officially Barisan Nasional (BN),is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 82 seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 74 seats.
The Malaysian Islamic Party,also known as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party,is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. Ideologically focused on Islamic fundamentalism and Malay nationalism. PAS's electoral base is largely centred around Peninsular Malaysia's rural northern and east coast regions particularly the states of Kelantan,Terengganu,Perlis,and Kedah. They also gained significant support in the rural areas of Perak and Pahang in the last 2022 general election and the 2023 state elections;dubbed as the "Green Wave".
The Malaysian People's Party is a dormant 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 to the anti-colonial movements from the pre World War II period like the Kesatuan Melayu Muda.
BERJASA is a political party in Malaysia. The party is part of a Malay-Islam based coalition named "Gerakan Tanah Air".
General elections were held in Malaysia on 20 and 21 October 1990. Voting took place in all 180 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia,each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat,the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 351 state constituencies in 11 states of Malaysia on the same day.
Abdul Hadi bin Awang is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang since October 1990,7th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),an Islamist political party and a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition,since July 2002. He served as Leader of the Opposition from July 2002 to March 2004,Menteri Besar of Terengganu from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang from 1986 until 2018. At the international level,he formerly served as vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.
Dato' Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher. He was the president of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1989 to 2002 and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1999 to 2002.
The Parti Melayu Semangat 46 or Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46) was a Malaysian political party. The party was formed in 1988,and dissolved in 1996. It was formed by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's "Team B" faction of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),as a challenge to prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and UMNO.
Mahdzir bin Khalid is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the Minister of Rural Development in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022,Minister of Education,Deputy Minister of Energy,Green Technology and Water in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Maximus Ongkili from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018,Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from May 2020 to October 2021,Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Terap from May 2013 to November 2022,the 9th Menteri Besar of Kedah from December 2005 to March 2008,Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2004 to his promotion to Menteri Besar in December 2005 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pedu from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Padang Terap of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Kedah since March 2023. He also served as the Vice President of UMNO from June 2018 to his defeat in the party elections in March 2023.
Mohd Nasir bin Zakaria is a Malaysian politician. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Terap constituency in Kedah. He is a member of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Mohd Asri bin Muda was a Malaysian politician who served as the President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1969 to 1982,and as the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1964 to 1973.
Dato' Wira Othman bin Aziz is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerlun from 5 May 2013 to 9 May 2018 and had served as a Senator from 2020 until 2022. He had served one term as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hitam from 21 March 2004 to 8 March 2008 and was the Chairman of the Kedah Tourism Action Council. He is a member and the Division Chief of Jerlun of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
The Muslim People's Party of Malaysia was a political party in Malaysia.
The Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah was an informal Malaysian political coalition. The now defunct political coalition was formed by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's formation of Parti Melayu Semangat 46 after leaving United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) that was declared illegal. jointly with Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA),Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (HAMIM) and Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA) before 9th Malaysian General Election in 1990. KIMMA left the coalition before the 10th Malaysian General Election.
Dato' Haji Ahmad bin Lebai Sudin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Bukit Lada (N9) assemblyman in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. Ahmad is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He holds degree with Honors in Sociology and Anthropology from University Malaya. Immediately after attending UM,Ahmad went to Malaysia National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and received his Diploma in Public Management. He has been praised for improving the quality of agriculture in Bukit Lada especially during his tenure as Exco Kedah in 1999.
Padang Terap is a federal constituency in Padang Terap District,Kedah,Malaysia,that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir bin Sheikh Fadzir is a Malaysian politician and former seven-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia representing Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency in the state of Kedah. He also formerly served as the Minister of Information (2004–2006),Minister of Culture,Arts and Tourism (1999–2004) in the Cabinet of Malaysia.
The 14th Perak State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. Each of the state assemblymen are elected to a five-year term each.
General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday,19 November 2022. The prospect of snap elections had been considered high due to the political crisis that had been ongoing since 2020;political instability caused by coalition or party switching among members of Parliament,combined with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic,contributed to the resignation of two prime ministers and the collapse of each of their respective coalition governments since the 2018 general elections.
