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Malaysian Nationalist Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = Malaysia

| name = Malaysian Nationalist Party

| native_name = Parti Nasionalis Malaysia
PNM / NASMA

| logo =

| logo_size = 75

| abbreviation = PNM or NASMA

| founder = Zainab Yang (Leader), Zainad Mohammed (Secretary General)

| foundation = July 1985{{Cite news |title=Polls: No party symbol for Nasma man |last=Rozita |first=Sharifah |date=1986-01-03 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860103&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=2 |language=en}}

| legalised = October 1985{{Cite news |title=Eight founder members of Nasma resigns |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=M. |date=1986-02-03 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860203&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=1 |language=en}}

|ideology = Multiracialism

| headquarters = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| membership_year = 1990

| membership = 79,990

| position = Center-right

| symbol = 40px{{Cite news |title=Nasma to contest 32 seats in general election |date=1986-02-17 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3wLP7v6BnpwC&dat=19860217&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Sunday Times |pages=2 |language=en}}

| slogan = Malaysians for Malaysia, for justice, intergrity and progress

| colorcode = {{party color|Malaysian Nationalist Party}}

}}

{{Politics of Malaysia}}

The Malaysian Nationalist Party or {{langx|ms|Parti Nasionalis Malaysia}} (PNM or NASMA) was a multi racial grouping launched in July 1985 under the banner "Malaysians for Malaysia, for justice, intergrity and progress". Envisioned by its founders as a forum for nonsectarian critics of the Mahathir Mohamad regime as a challenge to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the party's main accomplishment by late 1985 was weakening Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) expansion effort.{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mFCwAAQBAJ&dq=Nationalist+Party+of+Malaysia+%28NASMA%29&pg=PA580|title=Political Handbook of the World 1998 |page =580 |author1=Arthur S. Banks |author2=Alan J. Day |author3=Thomas C. Muller |work=Google eBookstore|date=February 2016 |isbn=9781349149513 |access-date=11 May 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BJtAwAAQBAJ&dq=Nationalist+Party+of+Malaysia+%28NASMA%29&pg=PA206|title=Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World |page =206 |author1=edited by Quinn Mecham |author2=Julie Chernov Hwang |work=Google eBookstore|date=22 May 2014 |isbn=9780812246056 |access-date=11 May 2016}}

History

The party were launched in July 1985 and formed by mostly urban Malay with civil service background.{{Cite news |title=Boss of a political party |date=1985-11-10 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19851110-1.2.29.2 |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The Straits Times |pages=15 |language=en}} It were legalized by ROS three months later. However, on 9 December 1985, the protem president, Hajah Zainab Yang was replaced by Raja Datuk Nasron Ishak. 30 branches were created under Raja Datuk Nasron. On 2 February 1986, inaugural delegates conferences were called upon by five founding members. 8 founders resigned on the conferences, including Hajah Zainab Yang.{{Cite news |title=Nasma's secretary threatens to 'expose' Zainab |last=Ismail |first=Rose |date=1986-02-05 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=9 |language=en}}

In 1986 Malaysian general election, the party, led by Raja Datuk Nasron, contested in 4 parliamentary seats and 9 state seats, losing all. 8 of their candidates also lost their deposit.{{Cite news |title=Pas parted with the most deposits |last=Fuad |first=Dina |date=1986-08-05 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860805&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Sunday Times |pages=9 |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=How they fared |last= |first= |date=1986-08-05 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860805&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Sunday Times |pages=7 |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Nasma eyes Selangor |last=Waran |first=K.P |date=1986-02-24 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3wLP7v6BnpwC&dat=19860224&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Sunday Times |pages=6 |language=en}}

List of leaders

President

class="wikitable"
Order

!Name

!colspan="2"|Term of office

!Remarks

!

1

| Hajah Zainab Yang

| July 1986

| 9 December 1986

|

2

| Raja Datuk Nasron Ishak

| 9 December 1985

| 1 January 1986

|{{Cite news |title=Nasron: Some in Nasma used by party's enemies |last=Waran |first=K.P |date=1986-01-01 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=1 |author-link= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |last6= |first6= |author-link6= |last7= |first7= |author-link7= |last8= |first8= |author-link8= |last9= |first9= |author-link9= |author-mask= |display-authors= |name-list-style= |year= |orig-date= |editor-last= |editor-first= |editor-link= |others= |script-title= |trans-title= |url-access= |department= |publisher= |location= |at= |language=en |type= |format= |edition= |publication-place= |publication-date= |via= |volume= |issue= |no-pp=y |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript= |bibcode-access= |doi-access= |hdl-access= |jstor-access= |ol-access= |osti-access= |agency=}}

3

| Hajah Zainab Yang

| 2 February 1986

| 3 February 1986

|{{Cite news |title=Inagural Nasma delegates conference today |date=1986-02-02 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19860202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=1 |language=en}}

4

| Raja Datuk Nasron Ishak

| 3 February 1986

| August 1986

|{{Cite news |title=KRM to contest six seats in general election |date=1986-02-02 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3wLP7v6BnpwC&dat=19860228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=New Straits Times |pages=5 |language=en}}

Deputy President

class="wikitable"
Order

!Name

!colspan="2"|Term of office

!Remarks

1

| Hajah Zainab Yang

| 9 December 1985

| 1986

|

2

| Ahmad Nor

| 2 February 1986

| 3 February 1986

|

General election results

class="wikitable"

!Election

!Total seats won

!Seats contested

!Share of seats

!Total votes

!Share of votes

!Outcome of election

!Election leader

1986

|{{Composition bar|0|177|hex=blue}}

|4

|0

|10,228

|0.22

|{{steady}}; No representation in Parliament

|Raja Datuk Nasron Ishak

See also

References

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{{Malaysian political parties}}

Category:Political parties established in 1985

Category:1985 establishments in Malaysia

Category:Defunct political parties in Malaysia

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