National Trust Party (Malaysia)

The National Trust Party (AMANAH; Malay: Parti Amanah Negara), is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating a reformist strand of political Islam.[3] The party was founded as the Malaysia Workers' Party before being handed over in August 2015 to Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB), a group of progressive Islamist leaders of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) which lost in the June 2015 party election. This group of Islamists then redefined the Malaysia Workers' Party as an Islamic reformist party on 16 September 2015. The party currently has eleven elected Members of Parliament. It is one of the four component parties (currently three) of the government coalition in Malaysia called Pakatan Harapan (PH).

National Trust Party
Malay nameParti Amanah Negara
ڤرتي أمانه نڬارا
Chinese name国家诚信党
Guójiā chéngxìn dǎng
Tamil nameதேசிய நம்பிக்கை கட்சி
Tēciya nampikkai kaṭci
AbbreviationAMANAH
PresidentMohamad Sabu
Secretary-GeneralMohd Hatta Ramli
General AdvisorAhmad Awang
Deputy PresidentSalahuddin Ayub
Vice-PresidentMujahid Yusof Rawa
Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus
Husam Musa
Mahfuz Omar
Siti Mariah Mahmud
Women's ChiefRaj Munni Sabu
Youth ChiefShazni Munir Mohd Ithnin
FounderMohamad Sabu
FoundedJanuary 1978, founded as Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM)
16 September 2015, re-branded as Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH)
Split fromMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
HeadquartersWisma AMANAH Negara, No. 73 Tingkat 1, Jalan Seri Utara 1, Seri Utara, 68100 Kuala Lumpur[1]
Student wingMahasiswa AMANAH Nasional
Youth wingPemuda AMANAH Nasional
Women's wingAngkatan Wanita AMANAH Nasional (AWAN)
Membership (April 2017)150,000[2]
IdeologySocial justice
Progressivism
Islamic modernism
Islamic democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationPakatan Harapan (2015–present)
Colours     Orange
SloganAmanah, Progresif, Peduli
AnthemLagu Parti Amanah Negara
Dewan Negara:
3 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
11 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
32 / 593
Party flag
Website
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History

Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM)

The Malaysian Workers' Party (Malay: Parti Pekerja-Pekerja Malaysia) was founded in January 1978 by Ganga Nayar, the first female to head a political party in Malaysia. Nayar was its lone candidate for the 1978 general election in the Sungei Besi parliamentary constituency and the Sungei Way state constituency. She performed poorly and lost her deposits in both contests. Since then, the Workers' Party contested very few Malaysian elections.

The previous party symbol and flag 1978–2015

The symbol or logo of the Workers' Party was the hoe and gear with the dark green background.

The Workers' Party was dormant until it was taken over by Gerakan Harapan Baru on 31 August 2015.[4]

Takeover by the Gerakan Harapan Baru

GHB took over the Workers Party after its attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam (PPI) was rejected by the Home Ministry.[5][6][7][8][9] Gerakan Harapan Baru was given permission to take over with the only given condition in the agreement with the existing party members that requires the party to not co-operate with Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

GHB chief Mohamad Sabu said they would then change the name of the Workers' Party to the National Trust Party. Once the new name was approved by the Registrar of Societies, it was expected that the Amanah party would be launched on 16 September in conjunction with Malaysia Day, with at least 35,000 members.[10]

Rebranding to Parti Amanah Negara

Malaysian Workers' Party members approved the change of its name to Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 8 September 2015, which also resulted in the change of its logo and flag.

AMANAH was officially launched on 16 September 2015 at national level, while it was still awaiting the approval of the Registrar of Societies (RoS). AMANAH is taking over and rebranding the Workers' Party into a new political party spearheaded by progressive leaders, who have left PAS.[11]

The new logo and flag was unveiled at its official launch on 16 September 2015.[12]

Collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government

On 9 March, AMANAH youth chief, Hasnul Zulkarnain Abd Munaim exit party and support Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.[13] He join PPBM because of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's beliefs in 31 July.[14]

On 7 July, Khairuddin Abu Hassan left Pakatan Harapan (PH) & AMANAH after claiming that he would not be under the "sewel and sick leader", referring Anwar Ibrahim.[15]

On 9 July, AMANAH Labuan branch dissolved after entire members exit party.[16][17]

On 24 July Zakaria Arshad, former CEO of FGV announced his departure from the party to join UMNO. He said, the decision was made after he saw that the vision and objectives of Amanah were getting lost and not in line with his current position.[18]

On 28 July, Ahmad Mustain Othman sacked from AMANAH for allegedly breaching party disciplinary rules.[19]

On 31 July, AMANAH Marang branch Chairman Miqdad Zakaria described the party's President, Mohamad Sabu as a scoundrel and a disgrace. He said this in response to a video clip showing Mohammad with former finance minister Lim Gun Eng eating a 'super ring'. Miqdad also urged Mat Sabu to resign as party president.[20]

Leadership structure (2019-2022)

Source: National Trust Party Website[21]

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators
Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament
Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 14th Malaysian Parliament

AMANAH has 11 members in the House of Representatives:

State No. Parliament Constituency Member Party
 KedahP008Pokok SenaMahfuz OmarAMANAH
 PerakP057Parit BuntarMujahid Yusof RawaAMANAH
P074LumutMohd Hatta RamliAMANAH
 PahangP088TemerlohMohd Anuar Mohd TahirAMANAH
 SelangorP096Kuala SelangorDzulkefly AhmadAMANAH
P101Hulu LangatHasanuddin Mohd. YunusAMANAH
P108Shah AlamKhalid Abdul SamadAMANAH
P111Kota RajaMohamad SabuAMANAH
P113SepangMohamed Hanipa MaidinAMANAH
 Negeri SembilanP133TampinHasan BaharomAMANAH
 JohorP161PulaiSalahuddin AyubAMANAH
TotalKedah (1), Perak (2), Pahang (1), Selangor (5), Negeri Sembilan (1), Johor (1)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–)
State No. State Constituency Member Party
 KedahN3Kota SiputehSalmee SaidAMANAH
N14Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi ZawawiAMANAH
N16Kubang RotanMohd. Asmirul Anuar RaisAMANAH
N17Pengkalan KundorIsmail SallehAMANAH
 PenangN11Permatang PasirMuhammad Faiz Mohamed FadzilAMANAH
N38Bayan LepasAzrul Mahathir AzizAMANAH
 PerakN16KamuntingMund. Fadhil NuruddinAMANAH
N23ManjoiAsmuni AwiAMANAH
N44Sungai RapatMohammad Nizar JamaluddinAMANAH
N51Pasir PanjangYahaya Mat NorAMANAH
N59BehrangAminuddin ZulkipliAMANAH
 Selangor
N15Taman TemplerMohd Sany HamzanAMANAH
N18Hulu KelangSaari SungibAMANAH
N21Pandan IndahIzham HashimAMANAH
N26Sungai RamalMazwan JoharAMANAH
N29Seri SerdangSiti Mariah MahmudAMANAH
N42MeruMohd. Fakhrulrazi Mohd. MokhtarAMANAH
N53MoribHasnul BaharuddinAMANAH
 Negeri SembilanN4KelawangBakri SawirAMANAH
N9LenggengSuhaimi KassimAMANAH
N25ParoiMohd Taufek Abd GhaniAMANAH
 MelakaN9Durian TunggalMohd Sofi Abdul WahabAMANAH
N17Bukit KatilAdly ZahariAMANAH
 JohorN4KemelahSulaiman Mohd NorAMANAH
N11SeromFaizul Amri AdnanAMANAH
N13Simpang JeramSalahuddin AyubAMANAH
N15MaharaniNor Hayati BachokAMANAH
N21Parit YaaniAmunolhuda HassanAMANAH
N24SenggarangKhairuddin A. RahimAMANAH
N29MahkotaMuhamad Said JonitAMANAH
N49Kota IskandarDzulkefly AhmadAMANAH
N54Pulai SebatangMuhammad Taqiuddin Che'manAMANAH
TotalKedah (4), Penang (2), Perak (5), Selangor (7), Negeri Sembilan (3), Melaka (2), Johor (9)

General Election results
Election Total seats won Seats contesed Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
11 / 222
 34 648,087 5.37% 11 seats; Governing coalition
(Pakatan Harapan)		 Mohamad Sabu

State election results
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See also

References
  1. https://amanah.org.my/contact/
  2. Zulaikha Zulkifli (13 October 2015). "Amanah gets 50k membership applications, 12k from Kelantan". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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  10. Yap Tzu Ging (31 August 2015). "Harapan Baru aims for 35,000 members in takeover of Workers' Party". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. Nabihah Hamid (16 September 2015). "Multiracial Amanah committed to carry on with Islamic agenda, says Mat Sabu". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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  13. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2020/03/09/keluar-parti-pemuda-amanah-kecewa-anggap-bekas-ketua-pengkhianat/
  14. https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/94516/BERITA/Politik/Hasnul-Zulkarnain-sertai-Bersatu
  15. https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/533315
  16. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/155515/amanah-labuan-dissolved-after-entire-machinery-steps-down/
  17. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/politik/2020/07/708954/amanah-labuan-bubar-selepas-seluruh-jentera-parti-letak-jawatan
  18. https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/93811/BERITA/Politik/Bekas-CEO-FGV-sertai-UMNO
  19. https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/07/28/amanah-boots-sabak-rep-ahmad-mustain-othman-out-over-disciplinary-breach/1888788
  20. https://suara.tv/31/07/2020/mat-sabu-macai-letak-jawatan-presiden-kata-ketua-pan-marang/>
  21. "Kepimpinan 2015" (in Malay). National Trust Party. 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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