Spirit of 46 Malay Party Parti Melayu Semangat 46 | |
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Abbreviation | S46 |
President | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah |
Secretary-General | Suhaimi Kamaruddin |
Deputy President | Rais Yatim |
Youth Chief | Ibrahim Ali (1989-1991)[1] |
Wanita Chief | Rahmah Osman[1] |
Founded | 3 June 1989 |
Dissolved | 8 October 1996[2] |
Split from | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Succeeded by | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3] |
Youth wing | Pergerakan Pemuda S46[4] |
Membership (1996) | 200,000 |
Ideology | Malay nationalism Islamism Conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1990–1996) Gagasan Rakyat (1990–1996) |
Colours | Yellow and green |
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The Parti Melayu Semangat 46 or Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46) was a Malaysian political party. The party was formed in 1988, and dissolved in 1996. It was formed by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's "Team B" faction of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), as a challenge to prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and UMNO.[5]