Perikatan Nasional
Perikatan Nasional | |
|---|---|
| English name | National Alliance |
| Abbreviation | PN |
| Chairman | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar |
| Secretary-General | Takiyuddin Hassan |
| Spokesperson | Annuar Musa |
| Deputy Chairman |
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| Treasurer-General | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
| Women Chief | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi |
| Youth Chief | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden |
| Elections Director | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin |
| Founder | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Founded | 29 February 2020 |
| Registered | 7 August 2020 |
| Split from | Pakatan Harapan (2020) |
| Headquarters | Tingkat 8, Menara Yayasan Selangor, No 18A Jalan Persiaran Barat PJS 52 46200 Petaling Jaya |
| Newspaper | Harakah |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (2020–2022)[a] |
| Regional affiliation | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (2020–2022) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (2020–2022) |
| Member parties | |
| Colours | Dark blue and white |
| Slogan | "Mengeratkan perpaduan" ("Strengthen unity") "Satukan rakyat bersama Perikatan Nasional" ("Unite the people with the National Alliance!") "Bersih dan Stabil" ("Clean and Stable") |
| Anthem | Kami Perikatan Nasional |
| Dewan Negara | 7 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat | 62 / 222 |
| State Legislative Assemblies | 203 / 611 |
| Chief minister of states | 4 / 13 |
| Election symbol | |
(apart from the states of Kelantan and Terengganu) (Only in Kelantan and Terengganu) | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| Official party website Campaign website | |
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Perikatan Nasional (PN; English: National Alliance) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of right-wing and far-right political parties. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat with 74 seats after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 81 seats.
Previously known as the Persatuan Perikatan Parti Malaysia (PPPM; English: Malaysian Party Alliance Association). The coalition consists of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) and Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP).
Perikatan Nasional was formed early in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis with the intention of replacing the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government. Muhyiddin Yassin, then the de facto leader of PN, was appointed the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, bringing the informal political coalition into government. It formed a coalition government with Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and other political parties which ruled from 2020 to 2022. Following Muhyiddin's resignation as prime minister in 2021, the coalition continued to participate in government under prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Following the 2022 election, coalition deputy chairman Hamzah Zainudin became Leader of the Opposition.
History
Formation
As an informal coalition, Perikatan Nasional was formed by the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), and Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) at the beginning of the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis in a bid to replace the then ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.
Having proven to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that the coalition held a majority of seats in the Dewan Rakyat and supported his candidacy, the coalition's de facto leader Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia on 1 March 2020.[1]
As a formal coalition, it consisted of BERSATU, PAS, and STAR at the time of its registration in August 2020.[2] It was expanded to include the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) that month,[3] followed by Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) in February 2021,[4] and later the Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) in April 2024.
Since 2020
The coalition's first election was the 2020 Sabah state election, where it won 17 state assembly seats as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition. It also participated in the 2021 Malacca state election and the 2022 Johor state election.
In 2021, Muhyiddin resigned as prime minister after losing his majority in parliament, with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component of BN, having pulled its support.[5]
Following the coaliton's decision to contest in the 2025 Sabah state election, the SAPP exited the coalition.[6]
Member parties
| Logo | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader(s) | Seats contested |
2022 result | Current seats |
State Legislature seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | Composition | |||||||||
| Member parties | |||||||||||
| PAS | Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia |
Islamism | Far-right | Abdul Hadi Awang | 61 |
14.56% | 43 / 222
|
43 / 62
|
146 / 611
| ||
| BERSATU | Malaysian United Indigenous Party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia |
Ketuanan Melayu | Right-wing | Muhyiddin Yassin | 87 |
13.55% | 31 / 222
|
19 / 62
|
56 / 611
| ||
| GERAKAN | Malaysian People's Movement Party Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia |
Liberalism | Centre | Dominic Lau Hoe Chai | 23 |
1.97% | 0 / 222
|
0 / 62
|
1 / 611
| ||
| MIPP | Malaysian Indian People's Party Parti Rakyat India Malaysia |
Malaysian Indians' interests | Centre-right to right-wing | Punithan Paramsiven | 0 / 222
|
0 / 62
|
0 / 611
| ||||
Former member parties
- Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), (2020–2022)[7]
- Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), (2020–2022) (resigned under Hajiji Noor) (rejoined PN under Ronald Kiandee on December 11, 2022).[b]
- Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), (2020–2024)[9]
Organisational structure
Presidential Council
- Presidential Council:
- Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
- Muhyiddin Yassin (BERSATU)
- Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Punithan Paramsiven (MIPP)
Supreme Council / Executive Council
- Chairman:
- Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS)
- Deputy Chairman:
- Muhyiddin Yassin (BERSATU)
- Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Punithan Paramsiven (MIPP)
- Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS)
- Secretary-General:
- Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS)
- Deputy Secretary-General:
- Mohamed Azmin Ali (BERSATU)
- Wong Chia Zhen (GERAKAN)
- Sivakumar Krishnan (MIPP)
- Treasurer-General:
- Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PAS)
- Information Chief:
- Annuar Musa (PAS)
- Women Chief:
- Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU)
- Youth Chief:
- Elections Director:
- Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (BERSATU)
- Supreme Council Members:
- Ahmad Faizal Azumu (BERSATU)
- Vacant (BERSATU)
- Idris Ahmad (PAS)
- Vacant (PAS)
- Oh Tong Keong (GERAKAN)
- Loh Kah Yong (GERAKAN)
- Subramaniam Surunaryan (MIPP)
- Manimaran Kanappram (MIPP)
- Executive Secretary:
- Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS)
- State Chairman:
- Johor: Vacant
- Kedah: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PAS)
- Kelantan: Ahmad Yakob (PAS)
- Malacca: Vacant
- Negeri Sembilan: Vacant
- Pahang: Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS)
- Penang: Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Perak: Vacant
- Perlis: Shahidan Kassim (PAS)
- Sabah: Ronald Kiandee (BERSATU)
- Sarawak: Vacant
- Selangor: Vacant
- Terengganu: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS)
- Federal Territories: Radzi Jidin (BERSATU)
Leadership
Chairman
| Chairman of Perikatan Nasional | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhyiddin Yassin | 23 February 2020 | 31 December 2025 | ||
| Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | 22 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
Secretary-General
| Secretary-General of Perikatan Nasional | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamzah Zainudin | 18 March 2020 | 9 December 2024 | ||
| Mohamed Azmin Ali | 9 December 2024 | 31 December 2025 | ||
| Takiyuddin Hassan | 14 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
Elected representatives
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Senators
- Kedah State Legislative Assembly:
- Abd Nasir Idris (PAS)
- Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)
- Kelantan State Legislative Assembly:
- Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz (PAS)
- Wan Martina Wan Yusoff (PAS)
- Perlis State Legislative Assembly:
- Azahar Hassan (BERSATU)
- Baharuddin Ahmad (PAS)
- Terengganu State Legislative Assembly:
- Che Alias Hamid (PAS)
Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament
Perikatan Nasional has 62 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat as shown below.
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
Government offices
State governments
- Perlis (2022–present)
- Kelantan (2020–present)
- Terengganu (2020–present)
- Kedah (2020–present)
- Sabah (2020–2022)
- Perak (2020, 2020–2022)
- Johor (2020–2022)
- Pahang (2020–2022)
- Malacca (2020–2021)
Note: bold for coalition lead, italic as junior partner
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah | Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | PAS | Jeneri | |
| Kelantan | Menteri Besar | Mohd Nassuruddin Daud | PAS | Meranti | |
| Perlis | Menteri Besar | Abu Bakar Hamzah | BERSATU | Kuala Perlis | |
| Terengganu | Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | Ru Rendang | |
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelantan | Deputy Menteri Besar | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | PAS | Temangan | |
Legislative leadership
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedah | Speaker | Zubir Ahmad | PAS | Non-MLA | |
| Kedah | Deputy Speaker | Abdul Razak Khamis | BERSATU | Sungai Tiang | |
| Kelantan | Speaker | Mohd Amar Abdullah | PAS | Panchor | |
| Kelantan | Deputy Speaker | Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi | BERSATU | Kok Lanas | |
| Perlis | Speaker | Rus’sele Eizan | PAS | Non-MLA | |
| Terengganu | Speaker | Mohd. Nor Hamzah | PAS | Bukit Payung | |
| Terengganu | Deputy Speaker | Khazan Che Mat | BERSATU | Seberang Takir | |
Official opposition
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negeri Sembilan | Opposition Leader | Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker | BERSATU | Labu | |
| Pahang | Opposition Leader | Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man | PAS | Cheka | |
| Penang | Opposition Leader | Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff | PAS | Sungai Dua | |
| Perak | Opposition Leader | Razman Zakaria | PAS | Gunong Semanggol | |
| Selangor | Opposition Leader | Azmin Ali | BERSATU | Hulu Kelang | |
Election results
General election results
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Share of seats | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 74 / 222
|
171 | 33.33% | 4,700,819 | 30.35% | 41 seats; Opposition | Muhyiddin Yassin |
State election results timeline
Notes
- ^ From March 2020 to July 2021 as the senior partner in a coalition government, junior partner from August 2021 to October 2022
- ^ A large part of Sabah BERSATU leadership under Hajiji Noor resigned on 10 December 2022. New leadership under Ronald Kiandee confirmed allegiance with PN on 11 December 2022.[8]
References
- ^ "Battle for Putrajaya". Malaysiakini. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Muhammad Yusri Muzamir (7 August 2020). "Perikatan Nasional officially registered". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Miwil, Olivia (30 August 2020). "With PN membership, SAPP hopes to serve rakyat better". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Kaur, Minderjeet (11 February 2021). "Gerakan joins PN". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Lim Huey Teng (16 August 2021). "Malaysia's Muhyiddin resigns after troubled 17 months in power". Al Jazeera. Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "SAPP exits PN, seeks clarity on GRS-Harapan cooperation". Malaysiakini. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/star-sah-tinggalkan-pn-jeffrey-kitingan-395238
- ^ Abdullah, Izwan (10 December 2022). "Pemimpin BERSATU Sabah keluar parti, kekal bawah GRS - Hajiji". BHarian Online. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "SAPP umum keluar PN, kata presiden". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. 14 December 2024.
Further reading
- James Chin (2020) Malaysia: the 2020 putsch for Malay Islam supremacy . The Round Table 109(3):288-297. DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2020.1760495
- James Chin (2020) The new ruling coalition Malaysia takes a turn to the right, and many of its people are worried, The Conversation, March 2020