Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front Explained

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
Lang1:Malay
Name Lang1:Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia
باريسن جماعه اسلاميه سمليسيا
Lang2:Chinese
Name Lang2:泛馬來西亞伊斯蘭陣綫
泛马来西亚伊斯兰阵线
Fàn mǎláixīyà yīsīlán zhènxiàn
Lang3:Tamil
Colorcode:
  1. 800080
Abbreviation:BERJASA / برجاس
President:Zamani Ibrahim
Secretary General:IR TS Lukman Al Hakim
Leader1 Title:Deputy President
Leader1 Name:Dato Rosli Bin Ramli
Leader2 Title:Vice President
Leader2 Name:Afif Badhrulhisham
Abdul Samad Ashaari
Leader3 Title:Women Chief
Leader3 Name:Dr Fadilah Ashaari
Leader4 Title:Youth Chief
Leader4 Name:Fahmi Bazlan Muda
Founder:Mohamed Nasir
Founded:1977
Youth Wing:Angkatan Pemuda-Pemudi BERJASA (ANGKASA)
Wing1 Title:Women wing
Wing1:Wanita BERJASA
Membership:48,965 (Claimed)
Ideology:Islamic democracy
Islamism
Position:Right-wing
Religion:Sunni Islam
Colors: Dark Pink
Slogan:"Kepimpinan Baharu Malaysia!"
Anthem:Bersama Pimpin Negara
Seats1 Title:Dewan Negara
Seats1:
Hex:
  1. 730947
Seats2 Title:Dewan Rakyat
Seats2:
Hex:
  1. 730947
Seats3 Title:State Legislative Assemblies
Seats3:
Hex:
  1. 730947
Flag:BERJASA-flag.svg
Country:Malaysia

BERJASA is a political party in Malaysia. The party is part of a Malay-Islam based coalition named "Gerakan Tanah Air" .

History

The party was founded in 1977 by then Chief Minister of Kelantan, Mohamed Nasir, as a splinter of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) against the backdrop of the 1977 Kelantan Emergency, in which he played a major role. The party received the support of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The split proved to be severely detrimental to PAS in a state election called months ahead of the 1978 Malaysian general election; among the 36 seats in the state's legislative assembly, UMNO won 23, BERJASA won 11, while PAS won only two.[1]

BERJASA subsequently joined BN, but support for BERJASA quickly dissolved and it only won four seats in the Kelantan state assembly in the 1982 general election. The same year, Syed Hussein Alatas, who was the former president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and a noted academic, joined BERJASA as a member of its supreme council.[2] He would quit the party in 1983.[3] BERJASA stayed out of the 1986 general election as it had pulled out from BN in protest of the admission of another new splinter party of PAS, Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia (HAMIM) into BN. In 1989, it joined Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) opposition parties coalition under the leadership of Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46). It won only one seat in the 1990 general election but failed to retain it in 1995 general election. APU alliance was subsequently dissolved in 1996 after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah decided to dissolve it and rejoin UMNO. Since then, BERJASA only maintained minimal and nearly inactive participation in the political fray,[4] as evidenced from their participation in subsequent general elections.[5]

In the 2013 general elections (GE13), in spite of the party empowered by the NGO of Malaysian Muslim Solidarity or Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) leaders; who contested under the ticket of BERJASA but all had lost as candidates.[6] [7] [8] Some of the ISMA leaders has joined BERJASA to remain active in politics since.[9]

BERJASA president Dr Mustapa Kamal Maulut in announcing plan to contest the approaching 2018 general elections (GE14), had controversially declared it's a 'Cooperative' party in order to attract potential voters who are also cooperative members, with contentious claim it's trying to develop the nation economy through the cooperative which were refuted by the Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Bhd (ANGKASA) and Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM).[10] [11] [12] The party received a facelift in 2016 then when it joined Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), an informal alliance of opposition parties led by the PAS together with Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (IKATAN).[13] In GE 14, under GS alliance BERJASA contested using PAS logo in three parliamentary seats, namely in Cameron Highlands, Selayang and Tanjung Piai and in the state seats of Sungai Manik and Batu Kurau.[14] The party failed to win any of the seats, with all of their candidates losing their deposits.[15] Feeling betrayed by PAS in GE14,[16] in the 2019 Tanjung Piai by-election, BERJASA fielded its president, Prof Dato' Dr Badrulhisham Abdul Aziz to contest on its own banner ignoring the GS alliance.[17] [18] but only obtained 850 votes to finish forth, in the six-cornered fight for the parliamentary seat.[19]

In September 2020, BERJASA officially unveiled "purple" as the party's new colours in line with its rejuvenation process to be a more vigorous and energetical party in facing a challenging political survival and forthcoming general election (G15).[20] Ustaz Zamani Ibrahim has been elected as the BERJASA president beginning 27 March 2021.[21] [22] The apparent ISMA link has verified the speculations the NGO is taking over the political party to be its political vehicle amidst ISMA's denial.[23]

BERJASA team up with PEJUANG, PUTRA, IMAN to form GTA, and lost all seats.

General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesShare of votesOutcome of electionElection leader
1974
No representation in Parliament
N/A
1978
No representation in Parliament
N/A
1982
No representation in Parliament
N/A
1986
No representation in Parliament
N/A
1990
1 representation
N/A
1995
No representation in Parliament
N/A
1999454090.01%
No representation in Parliament
N/A
2004N/AN/AN/A
No representation in Parliament
N/A
2008N/AN/AN/A
No representation in Parliament
N/A
2013931,8350.29%
No representation in Parliament
N/A
20181810.00%
No representation in Parliament
Abdul Kadir Mamat
202294,2520.03%
No representation in Parliament
Zamani Ibrahim

State election results

State electionState Legislative Assembly
KedahKelantanPerakPahangSelangorTotal won / Total contested
2/3 majority
1978
1982
1990
1995
2013
2018
2022

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Personalized Politics. In-Won Hwang. 2003. 117–8. Alpha Books. 981-230-185-2.
  2. News: 1982-07-15 . Alatas in Berjasa supreme council . 15 . . 2023-11-09.
  3. News: 1983-08-27 . Alatas quits Berjasa, but not politics . 16 . . 2023-11-09.
  4. Book: Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia. Michael Leifer. 2001. Taylor & Francis. 0-415-23875-7. 73.
  5. Web site: 29 political parties register with Election Commission . 2008-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212225531/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=0127&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Home_News&pg=hn_05.htm . 2012-02-12 . dead .
  6. Manimaran, G. 17 February 2013. Isma tanding PRU13 guna tiket Berjasa. Sinar Harian. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. http://www.ismaweb.net/2013/05/keputusan-pru13-bagi-7-tokoh-isma/ Keputusan PRU13 bagi 7 tokoh ISMA
  8. http://www.ismaweb.net/2013/05/hampir-capai-sepenuhnya-matlamat-presiden-ucap-terima-kasih-pada-semua-penyokong-berjasa-pru13/ Hampir capai sepenuhnya matlamat: Presiden ucap terima kasih pada semua penyokong BERJASA PRU13
  9. Web site: Pas tiada hala tuju bersama Berjasa, Isma . 19 March 2018. Malaysiad Dateline. 10 October 2021.
  10. News: ANGKASA Johor sanggah BERJASA libatkan koperasi dalam politik. N Faizal Ghazali. 20 September 2016. Malaysiakini. ms. 10 October 2021.
  11. News: Hebahan : Penafian SKM - Berjasa Parti Koperasi . Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM) . ms. 10 October 2021.
  12. News: Kenali Berjasa Parti Koperasi . Parti Koperasi Berjasa. ms. 10 October 2021. WordPress.
  13. Web site: BERJASA sertai Gagasan Sejahtera bersama PAS dan Ikatan. ms. Agenda Daily. 23 September 2016. 23 September 2016.
  14. News: Berjasa man says ditched PAS-led coalition, PAS insists still buddies=. 29 April 2018. Malaysiakini. 18 November 2019.
  15. News: Cracks in Gagasan Sejahtera as Berjasa accuses PAS of offering 'unwinnable' seats. Loghun Kumaran. 2 May 2018. The Malay Mail. 18 November 2019.
  16. News: Gagasan partner turns on PAS: 'We were betrayed'. 2 May 2018. Malaysiakini. 18 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Berjasa umum tanding PRK Tanjung Piai. AMIN. Nor Azura Md. 2019-10-31. Sinar Harian. ms. 2019-11-03.
  18. Web site: Mereka Bukan Gagasan Sejahtera "Jangan Undi Parti Berjasa" – Takiyuddin Hassan. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8cbC6Hn8h0Y . 2021-12-21 . live. Mohd Zulfadli Che Aziz . ms. Malaysia Gazette. 2 November 2021. YouTube. 20 September 2021.
  19. News: Barisan Nasional wins Tg Piai by-election with 15,086 vote majority. The Star Online. 16 November 2019. 18 November 2019.
  20. Web site: RASMI: BERJASA lancar wajah baharu bagi menghadapi PRU tidak lama lagi. Berjasa. Azura Ali. 12 September 2020. 12 September 2021.
  21. Web site: Mantan JK Fatwa Negeri Sembilan dilantik sebagai Presiden baharu BERJASA. Azura Ali. 27 March 2021. Berjasa. 12 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Ustaz Zamani Ibrahim kini Presiden. Siti Hafidah. 29 March 2021. ISMAweb. 10 October 2021.
  23. News: Isma nafi ambil alih Berjasa, kekal sebagai NGO. Faiz Zainudin . 30 May 2019. Free Malaysia Today. ms. 10 October 2021.