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Pan Malaysian Islamic Party

Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia
ڤرتي اسلام سمليسيا
PAS
Abbreviation PAS
President Abdul Hadi Awang
Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan
Spokesperson Nasruddin Hassan
Spiritual Leader Hashim Jasin
Deputy President

Vice President
Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man

1. Idris Ahmad
2. Mohd Amar Abdullah
3. Iskandar Abdul Samad
Dewan Ulamak's Chief Mahfodz Mohamed
Dewan Muslimat's Chief Nuridah Salleh
Dewan Pemuda's Chief Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi
Founded 24 November 1951 (as Pan-Malayan Islamic Organisation)
Legalised 31 May 1955
Split from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Headquarters No. 318-A, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Newspaper Harakah
Think tank Pusat Penyelidikan PAS Pusat
Youth wing Dewan Pemuda PAS
Women's wing Dewan Muslimat PAS
Cleric's wing Dewan Ulamak PAS
Non-Muslim's wing Dewan Himpunan Penyokong PAS
Membership ()
Ideology Islamism
Islamic democracy
Islamic conservatism
Post-nationalism
Political position Central-wing
Religion Sunni islam
National affiliation Alliance (1972–73)
Barisan Nasional (1973–78)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1990–96)
Barisan Alternatif (1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (Since 2016)
International affiliation Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwanul Muslimin)
Colours      Green and White
Slogan Beristiqamah Hingga Kemenangan
Anthem Berjihadlah
Senate:
2 / 70
House of Representatives:
14 / 222
State Legislative Assemblies:
78 / 587
Party flag
PAS Flag.svg
Website
www.pas.org.my

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (Malay: Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; formerly known as Pan-Malayan Islamic Party), commonly known as PAS, is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. PAS's electoral base is in Malaysia's rural and conservative north. The party has governed the east coast state of Kelantan two times (1959-1977 and 1990-now) and has also, in the past, formed governments in Kedah (2008-2013) and Terengganu (1959-1962 and 1999-2004). The party currently holds 14 of the 222 seats in the federal House of Representatives and has elected parliamentarians or state assembly members in ten of the country's 13 states.

The party was founded in 1951 by Muslim clerics in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). In the party's early decades, it fused Islamist and Malay nationalist ideologies and entrenched itself as one of the country's strongest opposition parties. From 1974 to 1978, PAS joined the governing Barisan Nasional coalition, but has otherwise been in opposition at the federal level for the entirety of its history. The 1980s saw the party taken over by a group of Muslim clerics ("ulama"), who shifted the party's ideology away from Malay nationalism towards a more radical brand of Islamism. After poor electoral performances, the party moderated in the 1990s, with an increase in progressive leaders. In the 2015 PAS Muktamar, the Ulama wing called for a total out of progressives, following which the progressive leaders lost almost all party positions. The progressive faction later formed Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) and with the two main Malaysian opposition parties, PKR, DAP formed Pakatan Harapan. In the following year, PAS Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan revealed that PAS had lost 200,000 members in the year following the 2015 PAS Muktamar.


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