The Malaysian Islamic Party,also known as the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party,is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. Ideologically focused on Islamic fundamentalism. 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".
Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He was the Member of the Selangor State Assembly (MLA) for Ijok from 2008 to 2013,and MLA for Pelabuhan Klang from 2013 to 2018. At the same time,he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bandar Tun Razak from 2013 to 2018.
Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Setiawangsa since May 2018. He previously served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the PR and PH state administrations under former Menteri Besar Azmin Ali from September 2014 to May 2018,Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Setia from March 2008 to May 2018,Chairman of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee from December 2019 to March 2020 and Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor from March 2008 to June 2010. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as a Vice President of PKR since July 2022. He served as the 3rd Youth Chief of PKR from August 2014 to November 2018,Communications Director of PKR from August 2010 to September 2013,1st Youth Chief of PH from October 2017 to December 2018 and State Youth Chief of PKR of Selangor.
Mohamed Azmin bin Ali is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hulu Kelang since August 2023. Formerly a member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak from 2008 to 2022,Azmin served in the cabinets of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),which is a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He also served as MLA for Bukit Antarabangsa from 2008 to 2023 and for Hulu Kelang from 1999 to 2004. He has also served as the 2nd Secretary-General of PN since December 2024 and 4th Secretary-General of BERSATU since November 2024. He served as the Information Chief of PN and Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU. He is also widely regarded as a key figure in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis,playing an important role in the fall of the PH federal government in February 2020.
The Malaysian Insider was a Malaysian bilingual news site. During its peak,it ranked consistently as one of the country's 100 most popular websites. In June 2009,Alexa ranked it as Malaysia's 57th most popular website. Compete.com estimated that it had almost 19,000 unique visitors in April 2009.
Haji Khalid bin Abdul Samad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (KADA) since December 2024. He had served as the Minister of Federal Territories in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shah Alam from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member,Communications Director and State Chairman of the Federal Territories of the National Trust Party (AMANAH),a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a former component party of the former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. He is also the younger brother of Shahrir Abdul Samad,former Minister and MP of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Before PH and BN formed the federal coalition government in November 2022,they were opposing politically as both of them were in opposing political sides.
Dr. Siti Mariah binti Mahmud is a Malaysian politician,physician and lecturer who served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteris Besar Azmin Ali and Amirudin Shari,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Serdang from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Raja from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member and Vice President of the National Trust Party (AMANAH),a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a component party the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.
Rodziah binti Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ampang since November 2022. She 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 Ibrahim,Azmin Ali and Amirudin Shari from March 2008 to her resignation in August 2014 and again from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Tiga from March 2008 to August 2023. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of PH and formerly PR coalitions.
Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian politician,social activist and medical doctor. He is the former Member of Parliament for the Gombak constituency. He served as an MP for his constituency from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He founded and is currently the chairman of Gabungan NGO-NGO Gombak,a multiracial and mix confederation of 153 smaller NGOs in Gombak. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia certifies Rahman Ismail as one of its members.
The "Kajang Move" was a political manoeuvre attempted in Malaysia in 2014. The manoeuvre sought to topple the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor,Khalid Ibrahim,and install the national opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as his replacement. The move was initiated by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Strategy Director,then Vice President cum Secretary General,Rafizi Ramli. The attempt resulted in a nine-month political crisis within the state of Selangor and the Pakatan Rakyat coalition,that also involved the palace of Selangor. The crisis concluded with the appointment of PKR's Deputy President,Azmin Ali,as the 15th Menteri Besar of Selangor.
Dato' Seri Amirudin bin Shari is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tua since May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak since November 2022. He served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Menteri Besar Azmin Ali from September 2014 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in June 2018 as well as the MLA for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. He has also served as the Vice-President of PKR since July 2022 and State Chairman of PH of Selangor since March 2020 as well as of Pahang from September 2022 to August 2024.
A by-election was held for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Rompin,Pahang in Malaysia on 5 May following the nomination day on 22 April 2015. The seat fell vacant after member of parliament Jamaluddin Jarjis,from Barisan Nasional died in a helicopter crash in Semenyih,Selangor. Jamaluddin Jarjis won the seat with a majority of 15,114 votes in the general elections in 2013,beating Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)'s Mohd Nuridah Salleh.
Jalur Tiga or JATI is a non-profit organisation (NGO) that was formed by Datuk Hasan Mohd Ali,the ex-Selangor State Commissioner of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) after his dismissal from the party and the ex-Selangor State EXCO in January 2012. JATI objectives focus on defending the Islam religion,Malay dominance and Malay Rulers. JATI was officially formed on 21 February 2012 and aim to work together with Perkasa,another conservative,extreme-right,ethnic Malay NGO,led by its president Ibrahim Ali and other NGOs to be a 'third force' to balance the power of Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat in facing the 2013 Malaysian general election.
The Gagasan Sejahtera was a coalition of opposition Islamist political parties which promote the "ideas of peace" in Malaysia. The informal electoral pact was formed initially on 16 March 2016 by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (IKATAN) as a Third Force to face both ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions in the upcoming 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14). It had announced on 13 August 2016 the pact to be formally called Gagasan Sejahtera. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) had later joined the coalition on 23 September 2016. The formation of the alliance brought criticism from both the main coalitions of BN and PH.
A by-election was held on 8 September 2018 for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Seri Setia. The seat became vacant after the sudden death of the incumbent assemblyman and Selangor state executive councillor,Shaharuddin Badaruddin on 2 August 2018 from colon cancer. Shaharuddin was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat or People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the state ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. This was the third by-election for the Selangor State Assembly since the 2018 general election,after the Sungai Kandis and Balakong by-elections. Shaharuddin won the seat with a majority of 19,372 votes,defeating BN's Yusoff M Haniff,PAS's Mohd Ghazali Daud and independent S Vigneswaran. This by-election was held on the same day as the Balakong by-election. The nomination day was on 18 August 2018,with a 21-day campaigning period until election day.
Ahmad Yunus bin Hairi is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Langat since November 2022 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sijangkang since March 2008. He served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin Ali from February 2012 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He also served as the 15th State Commissioner of PAS of Selangor from 2019 to October 2023.
Dr. Halimah binti Ali is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar since November 2022. She served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to September 2014 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selat Klang from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PR coalitions. She was also the Chairperson of the Selangor Public Library Corporation (PPAS) and Chairperson of the National Unity Committee of PAS of Selangor.
Saari bin Sungib is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hulu Kelang from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member,State Deputy Chairman of Selangor and Division Chief of Gombak of the National Trust Party (AMANAH),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a former component party of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition as well as member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a former component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition. He is also the father of Anfaal Saari,the Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO),Taman Templer MLA and Deputy Women Chief of AMANAH.
The 15th Selangor state election were held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Selangor State Legislative Assembly,the legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor.
The 12th Perak state election was held on 8 March 2008. Polling took place in 59 constituencies throughout the State of Perak,with each electing a state assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2008 Malaysian general election.
