Kesatuan Melayu Muda

Young Malays Union
Kesatuan Melayu Muda
كساتوان ملايو مودا
AbbreviationKesatuan Melayu Muda
LeaderIbrahim Yaacob (founder and leader)
FoundedMei 1937
Dissolved1945
Preceded byMalay Youth League[1]
Succeeded byParti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya[2]
NewspaperWarta Malaya (Singapore)
Paramilitary wingPembela Tanah Air (Malayan branch)[3]
IdeologyLeft-wing nationalism
Malay irredentism
Malay nationalism
Socialism
Anti-imperialism
Political positionLeft-wing
ColoursRed, white
Party flag

Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) (Jawi: كساتوان ملايو مودا ; "Young Malays Union" in Malay) was the first leftist and national political establishment in British Malaya.[4] Founded by Ibrahim Yaacob and Ishak Haji Muhammad, KMM grew into a prominent pre-war nationalist movement, notable for its leftist political stance and willingness to use violence, a sharp break with their contemporaries in the Malay nationalist movement.

The KMM, however, commanded very little mass support. By 1945, it only enjoyed a membership of 60 and limited to a few cities. In addition, their radical anti-colonialism was anathema to British authorities which had Ibrahim and other KMM leaders arrested in 1942. After World War II, KMM members later founded Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, a predecessor to Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaya, Parti Rakyat Malaysia and later, Parti Keadilan Rakyat.[2]

  1. ^ 'Pemikiran Islam di Malaysia: sejarah dan aliran' by Abdul Rahman Haji Abdullah; 1997; page 168
  2. ^ a b Sani, Rustam (2008). Social Roots of the Malay Left. SIRD. p. 30. ISBN 978-9833782444.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sani Roots 26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sani, Rustam (2008). Social Roots of the Malay Left. SIRD. p. 25. ISBN 978-9833782444.