Parti Melayu Semangat 46

Spirit of 46 Malay Party
Parti Melayu Semangat 46
AbbreviationS46
PresidentTengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Secretary-GeneralSuhaimi Kamaruddin
Deputy PresidentRais Yatim
Youth ChiefIbrahim Ali (1989-1991)[1]
Wanita ChiefRahmah Osman[1]
Founded3 June 1989
Dissolved8 October 1996[2]
Split fromUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Succeeded byUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia[3]
Youth wingPergerakan Pemuda S46[4]
Membership (1996)200,000
IdeologyMalay nationalism
Islamism
Conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationAngkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1990–1996)
Gagasan Rakyat (1990–1996)
ColoursYellow and green
Party flag

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]

  1. ^ a b Hwang (2003), p. 224
  2. ^ "Sokongan orang Melayu terhadap UMNO semakin terserlah - Keadilan sudah tidak relevan lagi". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  3. ^ British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service (1996). Summary of World Broadcasts. British Broadcasting Corporation. p. The vote was taken during an extra ordinary general meeting of the party in Kuala Lumpur. Earlier in his speech, Semangat 46 president Tengku Razaleigh.
  4. ^ "Persaingan 3 penjuru -- Keputusan di Pengkalan Pasir bakal tentukan masa depan Kelantan". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  5. ^ Wong Chin Huat (17 August 2007). "Splits in Umno and Opposition unity". The Sun. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Malaysian Bar.