Islamic Party Se-Malaysia
The Islamic Party of Malaysia is an Islamic movement party in Malaysia led by the party president,. PAS is trying to balance the struggle of UMNO nationalism as a party that supports Islam. Not denying that the spirit of Islamic-based struggles in the country has already existed since 1906, which has been brought and championed by reformers or reformers of Islamic education in the Middle East based in Singapore, Melaka and Penang, the PAS emerged in 1951 was on the consciousness of the Malay community to see that Islam was able to stand up and stand in the country. In the early stages of its formation, PAS was seen as a Malay party fighting for more Islamic affairs than what UMNO did. Supported by religious scholars, PAS is a party that is the preferred religion for Malays. Even after the May 13, 1969 Tragedy, PAS had accepted UMNO's proposal to join the new coalition called the Barisan Nasional. PAS is one of BN's founding parties.