Ummah Party

Ummah Party
Partai Ummat
Leader of the Sharia AssemblyAmien Rais
General ChairmanRidho Rahmadi
Secretary-GeneralTaufik Hidayat
Founded29 April 2021; 3 years ago (29 April 2021)
Split fromPAN
HeadquartersJakarta
IdeologyIslamism[1][2]
SloganTegakkan Keadilan, Lawan Kezaliman
(Uphold Justice, Oppose Injustice)
AnthemMars Partai Ummat
(Ummah Party March)[3]
Ballot number24
DPR seats
0 / 580
DPRD I seats
0 / 2,372
DPRD II seats
20 / 17,510
Website
partaiummat.id

The Ummah Party (Indonesian: Partai Ummat) is a political party in Indonesia. Party formation was announced on 1 October 2020 and the party was officially established on 29 April 2021.[4][5]

The party was founded by former chairman of the National Mandate Party's Advisory Board, Amien Rais. Amien, an Islamic modernist-turned-Islamic conservative, became Chairman after an internal rift in the party over support for Jokowi's administration.[6][7]

The party aimed to attract Islamic populists,[8] whose presence heightened during the Aksi Bela Islam period.[9] The party, despite claiming to be a "Pancasila-based party",[10][11] recruited many notable Islamic right-wing figures within their rank and carried out Islamic right-wing agendas.[9]

Ansufri Idrus Sambo, former "Spiritual Teacher" of Prabowo Subianto, leader of Garda 212 and former Presidium Alumni 212 leader, is one of the many Indonesian Islamic right-wing figures who joined the party.[12][13] The Garda 212 is an unofficial political tool intended for Aksi Bela Islam alumni, but succeeded in providing channels and support for the alumni to become legislative candidates during 2019 Indonesian general election.[14] The organization is also notable for launching numerous Islamic populist themed conspiracy theories, including one which claimed that the 2018 Surabaya bombings were a false flag attack.[15]

  1. ^ Sulaiman, Yohanes (December 2020). "Rizieq Is the Symptom of a Far Deeper Disease". Global Asia. Retrieved 14 April 2021. In recent months, two new Islamist parties have emerged: Partai Ummat, led by venerable politician Amien Rais, a staunch Widodo opponent, and Partai Masyumi Reborn, led by Cholil Ridwan, who was also a major figure in the 212 Movement.
  2. ^ Suryana, A'an; Taufek, Nor Syafiqah Mohd (19 November 2020). "A firebrand cleric's return boosts Islamist politics". Lowy Institute. Retrieved 14 April 2021. Veteran Islamist politician Amien Rais left the centrist National Mandate Party (PAN), which he founded in 1998, to establish a new Islamist party called Partai Ummat (Islam Community Party).
  3. ^ "MARS PARTAI UMMAT ( Official Lyric Video )". YouTube. 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ Arif, Abdul (2020-10-01). "Amien Rais Deklarasikan Partai Ummat, Ini Tujuannya". AyoSemarang.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ Dzulfaroh, Ahmad Naufal (2021-05-02). "5 Fakta Partai Ummat yang Didirikan Amien Rais, dari Logo hingga Susunan Pengurus Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ^ Raharjo, Dwi Bowo; Ardiansyah, Novian (2021-04-29). "Beda Ideologi, PAN Tidak Risau Amien Rais Deklarasi Partai Ummat". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. ^ Ghaliya, Gina (2020-05-15). "Amien Rais prepares new party amid PAN internal rift". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  8. ^ Alfajri, Insan (2020-10-01). "Partai Ummat Dinilai Akan Targetkan Pemilih Islam Populis". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  9. ^ a b Syambudi, Irwan (2021-05-03). "Partai Ummat, Cara Amien Rais Mengorganisir Polarisasi Pilpres 2019". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  10. ^ Makdori, Yopi (2020-10-01). "Amien Rais: Partai Ummat Akan Pegang Teguh Pancasila dan Aturan Demokrasi". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  11. ^ Subhanie, Dzikrie (2021-04-29). "Deklarasi Partai Ummat, Tasniem Rais Bacakan Teks Pancasila". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  12. ^ Prabawati, Garudea; Fahlevi, Fahdi (2021-05-02). "Profil Ustaz Ansufri Idrus Sambo yang jadi Pengurus di Partai Ummat, Guru Ngaji Prabowo di Yordania". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  13. ^ Syafirdi, Didi (2017-07-24). "Usai bela HT, Ustaz Sambo dicopot sebagai Ketua Presidium Alumni 212". merdeka.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  14. ^ Nathaniel, Felix (2018-01-13). Haryanto, Alexander; Handayani, Maulida Sri (eds.). "Garda 212: Wadah Politik Praktis Alumni 212 Pimpinan Idrus Sambo". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  15. ^ Gunadha, Reza; Rosmala, Dian (2018-05-14). "Garda 212: Isu Aksi Teroris Pengalihan Isu 2019 Ganti Presiden". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-04.