National Trust Party (Malaysia)

"AMANAH" redirects here. For other uses of Amanah, see Amanah (disambiguation).

The National Trust Party (Malay: Parti Amanah Negara; abbrev: AMANAH) is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating a reformist strand of political Islam.^[2] The party was founded as the Malaysia Workers' Party (Malay: Parti Pekerja-Pekerja Malaysia; abbrev: PPPM) before being handed over in August 2015 to Gerakan Harapan Baru, a group of progressive Islamist leaders of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 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 eight elected Members of Parliament. It is one of the four component parties of the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition in Malaysia.

National Trust Party
Malay name	Parti Amanah Negara ڤرتي أمانه نڬارا‎
Chinese name	国家诚信党 Guójiā Chéngxìn Dǎng
Tamil name	தேசிய நம்பிக்கை கட்சி Tēciya Nampikkai Kaṭci
Abbreviation	AMANAH
President	Mohamad Sabu
Secretary-General	Muhammad Faiz Fadzil
General Advisor	Ahmad Awang
Deputy President	Mujahid Yusof Rawa
Vice-President	Dzulkefly Ahmad Siti Mariah Mahmud Adly Zahari Mahfuz Omar Mohd Hatta Ramli
Women's Chief	Aiman Athirah Sabu
Youth Chief Women's Youth Wing	Mohd Hasbie Muda Masturah Abu Bakar
Founder	Mohamad Sabu (as AMANAH) Ganga Nayar (as PPPM)
Founded	January 1978, founded as Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM) 16 September 2015, re-branded as Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH)
Split from	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Headquarters	Wisma AMANAH Negara, No. 73 Tingkat 1, Jalan Seri Utara 1, Seri Utara, 68100 Kuala Lumpur[1]
Student wing	Mahasiswa AMANAH Nasional
Youth wing	Pemuda AMANAH Nasional
Women's wing	Angkatan Wanita AMANAH Nasional (AWAN)
Women's Youth wing	Wanita Muda Amanah (WARDA)
Ideology	Progressivism Islamic modernism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Pakatan Harapan (since 2015)
Colours	Orange
Slogan	Amanah, Progresif, Peduli
Anthem	Lagu Parti Amanah Negara
Dewan Negara	3 / 70
Dewan Rakyat	8 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri	12 / 611
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
amanah.org.my
Politics of Malaysia Political parties Elections

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.^[3]

Takeover by the Gerakan Harapan Baru

In 2015 GHB took over the Workers Party after its attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam was rejected by the Home Ministry.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} Gerakan Harapan Baru was given permission to take over the party, with the only condition given by the existing party members that the party would not co-operate with the Barisan Nasional coalition and UMNO.

GHB chief Mohamad Sabu said they would then change the Workers' Party's name to the National Trust Party. Once the Registrar of Societies approved the new name, it was expected that the Amanah party would be launched on 16 September in conjunction with Malaysia Day, with at least 35,000 members.^[9]

Rebranding to Parti Amanah Negara

Malaysian Workers' Party members approved the change of its name to Parti Amanah Negara in an extraordinary general meeting on 8 September 2015, resulting in the change of its logo and flag.

AMANAH was officially launched on 16 September 2015 at the national level, while it was still awaiting the Registrar of Societies' approval. AMANAH is taking over and rebranding the Workers' Party into a new political party spearheaded by progressive leaders, who have left PAS.^[10]

The new logo and flag was unveiled at its official launch on 16 September 2015.^[11]

Ideology and political positions

The ideology of the party is best described as progressive Islamism, indicating a commitment to Islamic political ideals but in a more progressive and liberal democratic manner.^[12] In addition to common reformist stance and rhetoric held by PH, the party remains socially conservative in line with Sharia law, such as prohibition of liquors and gambling.

The party has stated that Muslims should not force Islamic values on non-Muslims.^[13] However, individual members of the party have called for abrogation of any law and court decision should they contradict with Sharia.^[14]

List of Leaders

President

1. Mohamad Sabu (2015–Incumbent)

Woman Chief

1. Siti Mariah Mahmud (2015–2019)
2. Aiman Athirah Sabu (2019–Incumbent)

Youth Chief

1. Mohd Sany Hamzan (2015–2018)
2. Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim (2018–2020)
3. Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin (2020–2021)
4. Mohd Hasbie Muda (2021–Incumbent)

Woman Youth Chief

1. Anis Afida Mohd Azli (2017–2019)
2. Nurthaqaffah Nordin (2019–2023)
3. Masturah Abu Bakar (2023–Incumbent)

Party Organisational Structure (2023–2026)

General Advisor: Ahmad Awang Deputy General Advisor: Abdul Ghani Shamsudin President: Mohamad Sabu Deputy President: Mujahid Yusof Rawa Vice-Presidents: Dzulkefly Ahmad Siti Mariah Mahmud Adly Zahari Mahfuz Omar Mohd Hatta Ramli Women's Chief: Aiman Athirah Sabu Women's Deputy Chief: Anfaal Saari Youth Chief: Mohd Hasbie Muda Youth Deputy Chief: Danial Al-Rashid Haron Women's Youth Chief: Masturah Abu Bakar Women's Deputy Youth Chief: Aishah Mohd Zain Secretary-General: Muhammad Faiz Fadzil Deputy Secretary-General: Norhayati Bidin Treasurer-General: Izham Hashim Organising Secretary: Hj Abang Ahmad Kerdee Hj Abang Masagus Communications Director: Khalid Abdul Samad Elections Director: Mohd Sany Hamzan Strategic Director: Ahmad Sabki Yusof Human Resources Development Director: Suhaizan Kayat Syariah Affairs Director: Hasan Bahrom

Central Leadership Committee Members: Azli Yusof Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad Ismail Salleh Lahirul Latigul Ahmad Termizi Ramli Asmuni Awi Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Ridzwan Abu Bakar Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab Wan Anwar Wan Ibrahim Muhaimin Sulam State Chairpersons: Federal Territories: Khalid Abdul Samad Johor: Aminolhuda Hassan Kedah: Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris Kelantan: Adly Zahari Melaka: Ashraf Muklis Minghat Negeri Sembilan: Mk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Pahang: Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly Penang: Muhammad Faiz Fadzil Perak: Asmuni Awi Perlis: Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim Sabah: Lahirul Latigul Sarawak: Abang Abdul Halil Abang Naili Selangor: Izham Hashim Terengganu: Mohd Hasbie Muda

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 15th Malaysian Parliament

• His Majesty's appointee:
  • Hasbie Muda
  • Mohd Hatta Ramli
• Perak State Legislative Assembly:
  • Mujahid Yusof Rawa

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament

AMANAH has 8 members in the House of Representatives:

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Selangor	P096	Kuala Selangor	Dzulkefly Ahmad		AMANAH
	P101	Hulu Langat	Mohd Sany Hamzan		AMANAH
	P108	Shah Alam	Azli Yusof		AMANAH
	P111	Kota Raja	Mohamad Sabu		AMANAH
	P113	Sepang	Aiman Athirah Sabu		AMANAH
Malacca	P135	Alor Gajah	Adly Zahari		AMANAH
Johor	P149	Sri Gading	Aminolhuda Hassan		AMANAH
	P161	Pulai	Suhaizan Kayat		AMANAH
Total	Selangor (5), Malacca (1), Johor (2)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2023–present)

Selangor State Legislative Assembly 5 / 56 Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly 1 / 36 Penang State Legislative Assembly 1 / 40 Perak State Legislative Assembly 1 / 59

Malacca State Legislative Assembly 1 / 28 Johor State Legislative Assembly 1 / 56 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 1 / 45

Pahang State Legislative Assembly 1 / 47 Perlis State Legislative Assembly 0 / 15 Terengganu State Legislative Assembly 0 / 33

Kedah State Legislative Assembly 0 / 36 Sabah State Legislative Assembly 0 / 79 Sarawak State Legislative Assembly 0 / 82

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Party
Kelantan	P021	Kota Bharu	N09	Kota Lama	Hafidzah Mustakim		AMANAH
Penang	P053	Balik Pulau	N38	Bayan Lepas	Azrul Mahathir Aziz		AMANAH
Perak	P071	Gopeng	N44	Sungai Rapat	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin		AMANAH
Pahang			—	Nominated Member	Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly		AMANAH
Selangor	P097	Selayang	N15	Taman Templer	Anfaal Saari		AMANAH
	P100	Pandan	N21	Pandan Indah	Izham Hashim		AMANAH
	P103	Puchong	N29	Seri Serdang	Abbas Salimi Azmi		AMANAH
	P108	Shah Alam	N41	Batu Tiga	Danial Al Rashid Haron Aminar Rashid		AMANAH
	P109	Kapar	N42	Meru	Mariam Abdul Rashid		AMANAH
Negeri Sembilan	P126	Jelebu	N04	Kelawang	Bakri Sawir		AMANAH
Malacca	P137	Hang Tuah Jaya	N17	Bukit Katil	Adly Zahari		AMANAH
Johor	P145	Bakri	N13	Simpang Jeram	Nazri Abdul Rahman		AMANAH
Total	Kelantan (1), Penang (1), Perak (1), Selangor (5), Negeri Sembilan (1), Malacca (1), Johor (1)

General Election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting Percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
1978 (PPPM)	0 / 154	1			; No representation in Parliament	Ganga Nayar
2018	11 / 222	35	648,087	5.37%	11 seats; Governing coalition, later Opposition coalition (Pakatan Harapan)	Mohamad Sabu
2022	8 / 222	54	884,384	5.70%	3 seats; Governing coalition (Pakatan Harapan)	Mohamad Sabu

State election results

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
1978								0 / 33						0 / 1
1982									0 / 24					0 / 1
1986									0 / 28	0 / 20				0 / 4
2016													0 / 82	0 / 13
2018	0 / 15	4 / 36	0 / 45	0 / 32	2 / 40	6 / 59	0 / 42	8 / 56	3 / 36	2 / 28	9 / 56	0 / 60		34 / 587
2020												0 / 73		0 / 1
2021										1 / 28				1 / 9
2021													0 / 82	0 / 8
2022											1 / 56			1 / 16
2022	0 / 15					1 / 59	0 / 42							1 / 40
2023		0 / 36	1 / 45	0 / 32	1 / 40			5 / 56	1 / 36					8 / 31

See also

• List of Islamic political parties
• Category:National Trust Party (Malaysia) politicians
• List of political parties in Malaysia
• Malaysian General Election
• Politics of Malaysia
• Pakatan Harapan

References

1. "Hubungi Kami". 23 December 2016.
2. Looi Sue-Chern (2 October 2015). "Amanah gets RoS nod for new name". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
3. Ram Anand (31 August 2015). "GHB to take over dormant Workers Party". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
4. "Seven rebel MPs ditch PAS for breakaway GHB". Free Malaysia Today. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. Rahmah Ghazali (31 August 2015). "GHB announces setting up of Parti Amanah Negara". The Star. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. "GHB ambil alih Parti Pekerja Malaysia" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
7. Adrian Lai (31 August 2015). "GHB to form new Islamic party under existing political vehicle". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
8. Khairunnisa Kasnoon (31 August 2015). "Parti Amanah Negara jadi wadah politik GHB" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
9. Yap Tzu Ging (31 August 2015). "Harapan Baru aims for 35,000 members in the takeover of Workers' Party". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
10. 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.
11. Zulkifli Sulong (10 September 2015). "Malaysian Workers Party renamed AMANAH in EGM". The Malaysian Insider. The Edge Markets. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
12. Jan, Wan Saiful Wan (29 June 2020). Why Did BERSATU Leave Pakatan Harapan?. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. ISBN 978-981-4881-90-6. The party's ideology is best described as progressive Islamism, indicating their commitment to Islamic political ideals, but in a more progressive and liberal democratic fashion.
13. "Isu arak dan judi: Amanah ada pendekatan tersendiri – Dr Mujahid". 27 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
14. "Mufti, agamawan disaran desak k'jaan pinda segera perlembagaan". Malaysiakini. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links

• Official website
• National Trust Party on Facebook