Malaysian Mighty Bumiputera Party
Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia
Malay nameParti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia
Jawi nameڤرتي بوميڤوترا ڤركاس مليسيا
AbbreviationPUTRA
PresidentIbrahim Ali
Deputy PresidentMohd Khalid Mohd Yunus
FounderIbrahim Ali
Founded17 August 2018
Legalised8 May 2019
Split fromUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Preceded byPertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (PERKASA)
Youth wingNasrul Ali Hasan Abdul Latif
Women's wingNurhafizah Jamalludin
Women's Youth wingNurhafizah Jamalludin
IdeologyPolitical Islam[1]
Ketuanan Melayu
Islamic conservatism
National conservatism
Bumiputera nationalism
Right-wing populism
Monarchism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
ReligionSunni Islam
National affiliationGerakan Tanah Air
(since 2022)
Colours  Yellow,   Red
SloganBerjuang, Berkhidmat, Berkorban
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
0 / 592
Election symbol

except Kelantan[2]

Kelantan only[2]
Party flag
Website
www.putraperkasa.my
Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia on Facebook
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Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Malay for "Malaysia Mighty Bumiputera Party", Jawi: ڤرتي بوميڤوترا ڤركاس مليسيا, Abbr.: PUTRA) is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was founded and led by Ibrahim Ali.[3]

History

Ibrahim Ali who is also the founding president of Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (PERKASA), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) for Malay supremacy, had announced a new party would be set-up to serve as an alternative to the Malays and would champion the rights of the Malays and Islam after the 2018 general election which saw the downfall of Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) government; echoing his earlier projection in 2013 of turning PERKASA into a full-fledged political party.[4]

PUTRA formation was first unveiled and announced by Ibrahim Ali as the party pro-tem president on 17 August 2018.[5] following its online registration application on 13 August, delivery of its establishment documents on 16 August; and subsequently a few meetings then with the Registrar of Societies (RoS).[3]

In March 2019, Ibrahim had filed a court application for leave and judicial review to challenge the action by RoS to not approve PUTRA and sought a mandamus order to compel the respondent to approve the application for registration by PUTRA.[6] Finally PUTRA registration was approved and recognised by the RoS on 8 May.[3][7] PUTRA was officially launched by Ibrahim in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur on 28 September.[8][9]

Almost all of party constitution of PUTRA is based on the constitution of the "original" UMNO founded in 1946, to match the pure goals of the party in the beginning.[10] The party's membership is open to all Malay, including Bumiputera Malaysians but also non-Bumiputera who are Muslims as associate members.[11]

On 10 August 2022, PUTRA vice president and former Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Rapat Hamidah Osman left the party with immediate effect upon her disappointment and sadness over the party joining Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA), a new political coalition consisting of Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and other Malay-based political parties five days prior on 5 August 2022 as well as her loss of trust in party president Ibrahim Ali and other party leaders. She also noted that she would carry on championing the issue of Malay reserve land through other platforms like the non-governmental organisation (NGO).[12]

On 25 February 2023, Mahathir joined PUTRA along with 12 other former PEJUANG members.[13]

General election results

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2022
0 / 222
 24 12,061 0.08% Steady; No representation in Parliament (Gerakan Tanah Air) Ibrahim Ali

State election results

PUTRA had made a debut contesting for 5 seats in the 2021 Malacca state election.[14][15] In 2022 Johor state election, the only seat that PUTRA had contesting is Semerah.[16] However, it didn't win any single seats.

State election State Legislative Assembly
Perlis State Legislative Assembly Kedah State Legislative Assembly Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Penang State Legislative Assembly Perak State Legislative Assembly Pahang State Legislative Assembly Selangor State Legislative Assembly Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Malacca State Legislative Assembly Johor State Legislative Assembly Sabah State Legislative Assembly Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2021
0 / 28
0 / 5
2022
0 / 56
0 / 1
2022
0 / 59
0 / 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Straits Times https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/perkasa-group-has-failed-defend-race=The Straits Times. ((cite news)): Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Dr Mahathir says will defend Langkawi in GE15". 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Hanis Zainal (9 May 2019). "Ibrahim Ali unveils new party, Putra, to fight for race and religion". The Star. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (22 December 2013). "We can replace you as Malay champions Perkasa warns UMNO". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ Rizanizam Abdul Hamid (17 August 2018). "Putra hopes to join Malaysian political scene". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Ibrahim Ali wants ROS to approve Putra's registration". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "ROS greenlights Ibrahim Ali's Putra". Malaysiakini. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Ibrahim Ali: Putra to contest all Malay majority seats". The Star. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Ibrahim Ali pada Majlis Pelancaran Parti PUTRA". LENSA MG (in Malay). Malaysia Gazette. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Constitution of Ibrahim Ali's Putra mirrors that of 'old Umno'". Malaysiakini. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ Yiswaree Palansamy (9 May 2019). "New Bumi party welcomes non-Bumi Muslims as 'associate members'". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Disappointed with Putra joining GTA, Hamidah quits party". The Star. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Malaysian PM Mahathir joins little-known party Putra | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 25 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Melaka polls: Putra makes debut, fields five candidates". Bernama. The Edge Markets. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ Danial Dzulkifly (21 November 2021). "Melaka polls: All independent, Putra, Iman candidates lose their deposit". Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ Hadi, Mohd Zaini Samsu (19 February 2022). "PRN Johor: Putra bertanding di DUN Semerah sahaja". MalaysiaGazette. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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