National Development Party (Brunei) Explained

National Development Party
Lang1:Malay
Name Lang1:Parti Pembangunan Bangsa ڤرتي ڤمباڠونن بڠسا
Lang2:Chinese
Name Lang2:文莱国家发展党 Wénlái guójiā fāzhǎn dǎng
Lang3:Tamil
Name Lang3:புரூனி தேசிய மேம்பாட்டுக் கட்சி Purūṉi tēciya mēmpāṭṭuk kaṭci
Colorcode:Green
President:Zainal bin Talib (acting)
Leader1 Title:Deputy President
Leader1 Name:Mahmud Morshidi Othman
Religion:Sunni Islam[1]
Newspaper:Aspirasi (Aspiration)
Secretary General:Ahmad bin Hj Timpus
Wing2 Title:Official Radio
Wing2:Rumpun Suara
Founder:Yassin Affandi
Legalised:31 August 2005
Ideology:Royalism
Melayu Islam Beraja
Islamism
Ketuanan Melayu
Headquarters:Simpang 323 Jerudong, Sengkurong, Brunei-Muara
International:International Monarchist Conference
Website:Official Facebook page
Country:Brunei

National Development Party (Malay: Parti Pembangunan Bangsa, Malay: ڤرتي ڤمباڠونن بڠسا; abbrev: NDP) is a political party in Brunei.[2] Although legally registered as a political party, it has not been able to gain electoral representation as legislative elections have not been held in Brunei since 1962. The party formally legalised on 31 August 2005 by former rebel and Secretary General of the banned Brunei People's Party, Yassin Affandi, aka Haji Muhammad Yasin bin Abdul Rahman (died 2012),[3] co-founded the Party,[4] which is the third political party founded legally in Brunei to date.

NDP is member of the International Monarchist Conference.

Structure

The following members of the National Development Party as of 31 March 2020:[5]

PositionIndividual
PresidentZainal Talib (acting)
Deputy PresidentZainal Talib
Secretary-GeneralAhmad Timpus
Assistant Secretary-GeneralJunaidah Hassan
MemberMahmud Basuani Othman
Hamzah Salleh
Abdul Rajak Abdul Latip
Mahadi Suhaili
Rasiah Alah
Puspa Linda Abidin
Badang Perayam
Mohd Sopian Taha
Effa Ghafur
Ali Ahad
Abdul Aziz A.A. Haneefa.
Armah Ahmad
Mohd Abihu Rairah Ghazali

References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211127/http://aspirasi-ndp.com/arkib/MANIFESTO.htm. 2007-10-12. MUQADDIMAH. dead. Parti Pembangunan Bangsa. 2006-08-31.
  2. Book: Singh . Daljit . Southeast Asian Affairs 2006 . Salazar . Lorraine Carlos . 2006 . Institute of Southeast Asian Studies . 978-981-230-373-8 . 66 . en.
  3. Web site: Ndp . Biro Penerangan- . 2012-07-19 . rumpunsuara: BELANGSUNGKAWA: HORMAT SELURUH WARGA NDP KEPADA ALMARHUM AYAHANDA AWANG HJ MUHAMMAD YASIN BIN ABD. RAHMAN . 2023-04-03 . rumpunsuara.
  4. Web site: NDP Brunei 1.0. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217120341/https://www.facebook.com/NDP-Brunei-10-114497042035594/about/. 2020-02-17. Facebook.
  5. Web site: JABATAN SETIAUSAHA AGUNG . 2023-04-03 . JABATAN SETIAUSAHA AGUNG.

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