Perikatan Nasional
Perikatan Nasional National Alliance | |
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| Abbreviation | PN |
| Chairman | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar |
| Secretary-General | Takiyuddin Hassan |
| Spokesperson | Annuar Musa |
| Deputy Chairman |
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| Treasurer-General | Subramaniam Surunaryan |
| Women Chief | Vacant |
| Youth Chief | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden |
| Elections Director | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
| Founder | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Founded | 29 February 2020 |
| Registered | 7 August 2020 |
| Split from | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (BERSATU) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (PAS) Barisan Nasional (BN) (GERAKAN) |
| Headquarters | Level SA-2, Menara RKT, No 36 Jalan Raja Abdullah Off Jalan Sultan Ismail 50300 Kuala Lumpur |
| Newspaper | Harakah |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (2020–2022)[a] |
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| 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 | 8 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat | 49 / 222 |
| State Legislative Assemblies | 155 / 611 |
| Chief minister of states | 4 / 13 |
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Perikatan Nasional (PN; English: National Alliance) is a Malaysian political coalition. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat with 49 seats after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 76 seats. The coalition consists of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), National Vision Party (WAWASAN), Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN), Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP), and Homeland Fighter's Party (PEJUANG).
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. He was briefly replaced by Chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar after being sacked from BERSATU, but was reinstated in June 2026.[1]
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]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.[2]
As a formal coalition, it consisted of BERSATU, PAS, and STAR at the time of its registration in August 2020.[3] It was expanded to include the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) that month,[4] followed by Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) in February 2021,[5] and later the Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) in April 2024.
Since 2020
[edit]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.[6]
Following the coalition's decision to contest in the 2025 Sabah state election, the SAPP exited the coalition.[7]
Due to strained party-to-party relations, PAS decided to break political cooperation with BERSATU on 8 June 2026.[8] Both parties however confirmed separately they would remain members of PN.[9][10] Following the split, a faction from BERSATU led by Hamzah Zainudin formed a new party, Parti Wawasan Negara (WAWASAN) on 13 June 2026. PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, taking over the post earlier in February 2026, authorised the new party to compete under Perikatan Nasional.[11]
On 7 August 2026, the position of BERSATU as a member of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) "automatically lapsed" when its President, Muhyiddin Yassin, announced the formation of a new coalition, alleged PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, citing that according to the coalition's Constitution, when its members join another coalition, they are removed from PN. Abdul Hadi also said PN did not need to present official statement regarding BERSATU's position in the coalition because the party had in effect withdrawn on its own when making the statement.[12][13] Muhyiddin was reported to have announced that BERSATU would form a new, stronger coalition with several other parties after the 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election. The BERSATU president said that the new coalition, among others, would also involved parties in the Ikatan Prihatin Rakyat (IPR), including Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA) and the United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (URIMAI).[14]
On 9 August 2026, BERSATU planned to raise an official complaint to the Registrar of Societies (RoS), claiming that PAS dominated PN, breached the PN Constitution and denied member parties of their rights.[15] PN Chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar made the claim that BERSATU currently remained a PN member party.[16]
Member parties
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Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, the incumbent Chairman of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Abdul Hadi Awang, President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Hamzah Zainudin, President of the National Vision Party (WAWASAN).
Dominic Lau Hoe Chai, President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).
Punithan Paramsiven, President of the Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP).
Mukhriz Mahathir, President of the Homeland Fighter's Party (PEJUANG).
Muhyiddin Yassin, President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (membership disputed).
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| Logo | Name | Ideology | Position | Leader(s) | Seats contested | 2022 result | Current seats |
State Legislature seats | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | Composition | |||||||||
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PAS | Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia |
Islamism | Far-right | Abdul Hadi Awang | 61 |
14.56% | 43 / 222 |
43 / 49 |
146 / 611 | |
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WAWASAN | National Vision Party Parti Wawasan Negara |
Social conservatism | Right-wing | Hamzah Zainudin |  |
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0 / 222 |
6 / 49 |
8 / 611 | |
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GERAKAN | Malaysian People's Movement Party Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia |
Liberalism | Centre | Dominic Lau Hoe Chai | 23 |
1.97% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 49 |
1 / 611 | |
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MIPP | Malaysian Indian People's Party Parti Rakyat India Malaysia |
Malaysian Indians' interests | Centre-right to right-wing | Punithan Paramsiven | |
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0 / 222 |
0 / 49 |
0 / 611 | |
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PEJUANG | Homeland Fighter's Party Parti Pejuang Tanah Air |
Ketuanan Melayu | Right-wing | Mukhriz Mahathir | 68 | 0.57% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 49 |
0 / 611 | |
| Membership disputed | |||||||||||
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BERSATU (membership disputed) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia |
Ketuanan Melayu | Right-wing | Muhyiddin Yassin | 87 | 13.22% | 31 / 222 |
19 / 222 |
49 / 611 | |
Friends of PN
[edit]- Minority Rights Action Party (MIRA) (since 2023)
- National Indian Muslim Alliance Party (IMAN) (since 2023)
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) (2020–2022, since 2026)
Former member parties
[edit]- Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), (2020–2022)[17]
- 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)[19]
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), (2020–2026)[20](membership disputed[21])
Former allied parties
[edit]This list excludes parties allied to Perikatan Nasional solely by virtue of coalition of coalitions entered by Perikatan Nasional
- United Sabah Party (PBS) (2020–2022)
- Malaysia National Alliance Party (IKATAN) (2020–2022)
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (2021–2022)
- Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) (2021–2022)
Organisational structure
[edit]Presidential Council
[edit]- Presidential Council:
- Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
- Hamzah Zainudin (WAWASAN)
- Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Punithan Paramsiven (MIPP)
- Mukhriz Mahathir (PEJUANG)
Supreme Council / Executive Council
[edit]- Chairman:
- Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS)
- Deputy Chairman:
- Hamzah Zainudin (WAWASAN)
- Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Punithan Paramsiven (MIPP)
- Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS)
- Mukhriz Mahathir (PEJUANG)
- Secretary-General:
- Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS)
- Deputy Secretary-General:
- Wong Chia Zhen (GERAKAN)
- Treasurer-General:
- Subramaniam Surunaryan (MIPP)
- Information Chief:
- Annuar Musa (PAS)
- Women Chief:
- Vacant
- Youth Chief:
- Elections Director:
- Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PAS)
- Executive Secretary:
- Mohd Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS)
- Supreme Council Members:
- Idris Ahmad (PAS)
- Rosni Adam (PAS)
- Oh Tong Keong (GERAKAN)
- Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN)
- Sivakumar Krishnan (MIPP)
- Sathes Kumar Nilamaham (MIPP)
- To be determined (PEJUANG)
- To be determined (PEJUANG)
- To be determined (WAWASAN)
- To be determined (WAWASAN)
- State Chairman:
- Johor: Sahruddin Jamal (BERSATU)
- Kedah: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PAS)
- Kelantan: Ahmad Yakob (PAS)
- Malacca: Vacant
- Negeri Sembilan: Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa (PAS)
- Pahang: Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS)
- Penang: Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (GERAKAN)
- Perak: Vacant
- Perlis: Shahidan Kassim (PAS)
- Federal Territories: Vacant
- Sabah: Aliakbar Gulasan (PAS)
- Sarawak: Vacant
- Selangor: Vacant
- Terengganu: Alias Razak (PAS)
Leadership
[edit]Chairman
[edit]| Chairman of Perikatan Nasional | Took office | Left office | ||
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Muhyiddin Yassin | 23 February 2020 | 31 December 2025 | |
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Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | 22 February 2026 | Incumbent | |
Secretary-General
[edit]| Secretary-General of Perikatan Nasional | Took office | Left office | ||
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Hamzah Zainudin | 18 March 2020 | 9 December 2024 | |
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Mohamed Azmin Ali | 9 December 2024 | 31 December 2025 | |
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Takiyuddin Hassan | 14 February 2026 | Incumbent | |
Elected representatives
[edit]Dewan Negara (Senate)
[edit]Senators
[edit]- Kelantan State Legislative Assembly:
- Perlis State Legislative Assembly:
- Azahar Hassan (WAWASAN)
- Baharuddin Ahmad (PAS)
- Terengganu State Legislative Assembly:
- Che Alias Hamid (PAS)
- Hussin Ismail (PAS)
- Kedah State Legislative Assembly:
- Abd Nasir Idris (PAS)
- Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)
Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament
[edit]Perikatan Nasional has 49 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat as shown below.
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
[edit]Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
[edit]Government offices
[edit]State governments
[edit]- Perlis (2022–2026, 2026–present)
- Kelantan (2020–present)
- Terengganu (2020–present)
- Kedah (2020–present)
- Negeri Sembilan (2026–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 | |
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 Kedah | Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | PAS | Jeneri | |
 Kelantan | Menteri Besar | Mohd Nassuruddin Daud | PAS | Meranti | |
 Terengganu | Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | Ru Rendang | |
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
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| Kelantan | Deputy Menteri Besar | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | PAS | Temangan | |
Legislative leadership
[edit]| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
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| Kedah | Speaker | Zubir Ahmad | PAS | Non-MLA | |
| Kedah |
Deputy Speaker | Abdul Razak Khamis | WAWASAN | Sungai Tiang | |
| Kelantan | Speaker | Mohd Amar Abdullah | PAS | Panchor | |
| Kelantan |
Deputy Speaker | Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi | WAWASAN | Kok Lanas | |
 Negeri Sembilan | Deputy Speaker | Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain | PAS | Paroi | |
 Perlis | Speaker | Rus’sele Eizan | PAS | Non-MLA | |
| Terengganu | Speaker | Mohd. Nor Hamzah | PAS | Bukit Payung | |
Official opposition
[edit]| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | |
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| Leader of Opposition | Hamzah Zainudin | WAWASAN | Larut | |
| State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
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 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 | |
 Malacca |
Opposition Leader | Mohd Yadzil Yaakub | WAWASAN | Bemban | |
Election results
[edit]General election results
[edit]| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Share of seats | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 2022 | 74 / 222 |
171 | 33.33% | 4,700,819 | 30.35% |  41 seats; Opposition |
Muhyiddin Yassin |
State election results timeline
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| 2021 | 0/82 | 2/28 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | 74/222 | 14/15 | 26/59 | 17/42 | 3/56 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 33/36 | 43/45 | 32/32 | 11/40 | 22/56 | 5/36 | |||||||||
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| 2025 |  1/73 | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 7/36 |
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ From March 2020 to July 2021 as the senior partner in a coalition government, junior partner from August 2021 to October 2022. The party was aligned with Gabungan Parti Sarawak and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (2020–2022)
- ↑ 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.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "PAS strengthens grip on PN, coalition chief Samsuri becomes opposition leader". Malaysiakini. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "PAS hentikan kerjasama politik dengan Bersatu". Malaysiakini. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Yusry, Muhammad (9 June 2026). "Muhyiddin: Bersatu staying put in Perikatan despite PAS ending cooperation". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Mail, Malay (10 June 2026). "Annuar Musa: PAS to meet with Perikatan components, sans Bersatu, on coalition direction this week". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ WAHID, ADILA SHARINNI (13 June 2026). "Parti Wawasan Negara bertanding PRN Johor, Negeri Sembilan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Abdullah, Mohd Shariza (7 August 2026). "Bersatu secara automatik keluar PN - Abdul Hadi". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Reporters, F. M. T. (7 August 2026). "Hadi claims Bersatu already out of PN". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Rou, Faiz Zainudin and Chia Wan (17 July 2026). "Bersatu to form new coalition after Negeri Sembilan polls". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bersatu turns to RoS after Hadi says party automatically out of Perikatan". Malay Mail. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bersatu still part of Perikatan, says coalition chief Ahmad Samsuri". The Star. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "STAR sah tinggalkan PN - Jeffrey Kitingan | Awani". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Abdullah, Mohd Shariza (7 August 2026). "Bersatu secara automatik keluar PN - Abdul Hadi". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bersatu still part of Perikatan, says coalition chief Ahmad Samsuri". The Star. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
