Homeland Fighter's Party

The Homeland Fighter's Party (Malay: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, PEJUANG) is a right-wing, nationalist political party of Malaysia, formed in August 2020 by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad in opposition to then ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by prime minister, chairman of PN and president of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) Muhyiddin Yassin.

Homeland Fighter's Party
Malay name	Parti Pejuang Tanah Air
Abbreviation	PEJUANG
President	Mukhriz Mahathir
Chairman	Vacant
Secretary-General	Amiruddin Hamzah
Deputy President	Vacant
Youth Chief	Vacant
Information Chief	Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali
Women Chief	Che Asmah Ibrahim
Women Youth Chief	Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi
Founder	Mahathir Mohamad
Founded	12 August 2020 (2020-08-12)
Registered	8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)
Legalised	8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)
Split from	BERSATU
Headquarters	N-02-08, Blok N, Conezion Commercial Centre, Lebuhraya IRC3, IOI Resort City, 62502 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia
Ideology	Ketuanan Melayu Malay nationalism Islamic conservatism Anti-corruption Right-wing populism Islamism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	Gerakan Tanah Air (2022–2023) Ikatan Prihatin Rakyat (since 2025)
Colours	Blue pantone
Slogan	Pejuang Berprinsip (Principled Fighters)
Anthem	Berjuang Untukmu
Dewan Negara	0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat	0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri	0 / 607
Chief ministers in Malaysia (Menteri Besar & Chief Minister)	0 / 13
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
pejuang.org.my
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The logo of PEJUANG party consists of a stylised Jawi letter, ڤ (P), which is the first letter in the word "Pejuang".

History

The party was formed by Mahathir Mohamad at the beginning of the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis, which was triggered by his resignation as prime minister and the exit of his Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) from the governing Pakatan Harapan coalition.^[1] Mahathir and four MPs from BERSATU later rejected the leadership of Muhyiddin Yassin, BERSATU's president, when he was appointed prime minister with the backing of a new coalition, and were subsequently expelled from the party in May.^[2] They were later joined by Shahruddin Md Salleh, who resigned as deputy minister of works only three months after his appointment.

Mahathir announced his intentions to form a new Malay-based party ahead of the 2020 Slim by-election,^[3] but was not joined in his endeavour by former youth minister Syed Saddiq, a fellow BERSATU expellee.

The party made its electoral debut at the Slim by-election held in August, where it finished a distant second. Fewer than three months later, former education minister Maszlee Malik announced his departure from the party, at this point had yet to be formally registered, to sit as an independent MP.^[4]

The party was formally registered in July 2021 after judicial review against the state authorities' decision to reject its application.^[5][6]

While stating that the party was open to the possibility of co-operating with other parties, it contested the 2022 Johor state election outside of any coalition and fared poorly. It was defeated in the 42 (out of 56 total seats available) seats it contested. Party president Mukhriz Mahathir blamed the lack of exposure of the party's logo as one of the reasons for their defeat.^[7]

In the 2022 general election, the party contested 158 out of 222 seats available as part of the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition, but failed to be elected in any of them. The party's three sitting MPs that sought re-election, Mahathir in Langkawi, Mukhriz in Jerlun, and Amiruddin Hamzah in Kubang Pasu, fared poorly and lost their deposits.^[8]

A number of party leaders subsequently resigned from their leadership roles, including Mahathir as party chairman.^[9]

In January 2023, the party left Gerakan Tanah Air,^[10] which triggered the departure of a number of high-profile members, including Mahathir and deputy president Marzuki Yahya.^[11]

In February 2023, the party's number of elected representatives was reduced to four after its Selangor state chairman was ordered to vacate his Batang Kali in the Selangor legislative assembly as a result of non-attendance.^[12]

The party lost the remainder of its representation after opting not to contest in the 2023 Malaysian state elections, which followed Perikatan Nasional's decision not to admit it as a component party in March 2023.^[13]

List of leaders

Chairman

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office
1	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925)		12 August 2020	17 December 2022

President

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office
1	Mukhriz Mahathir (b. 1964)		12 August 2020	Incumbent

Leadership structure

Chairman: Vacant President: Mukhriz Mahathir Deputy President: Vacant Women's Chief (Pejuanita): Che Asmah Ibrahim Youth's Chief (Pejuang Muda): Fikri Ahmad Women's Youth Chief (Pejuanita Muda): Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi Secretary-General: Amiruddin Hamzah Treasurer: Jamil Bidin Information Director: Rafique Rashid Ali Welfare Board Chairman: Legal Board Chairman: Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi Economic Affairs Board Chairman: National Unity Board Chairman: NGO Board Chairman: Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi

Central Executive Council members: Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi Ruslin Hasan Sazmi Miah Tariq Ismail Sallehuddin Amiruddin Ulya Aqamah Husamudin Mohd Akmal Mohd Yusoff Nur Amalina Izzati Tajuddin State chairman: Wilayah Persekutuan: Kamal Abdul Aziz Johor: Nornekman Osman Kedah: Azimi Daim Kelantan: Sazmi Miah Malacca: Sheikh Ikhzan Sheikh Salleh Negeri Sembilan: Norizan Ahmad Pahang: Hamzah Jaafar Perak: Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi Perlis: Rosley Mat Penang: Muzaimi Ezrin Mukhtar Sabah: Nicholas Sylvester Selangor: Harumaini Omar Terengganu: Vacant

Members of Parliament

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Current Senators (15th Malaysian Parliament)

The party is currently unrepresented at Dewan Negara.

Previous senators

14th Malaysian Parliament

• Marzuki Yahya (2020-2021)

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Current Members of Parliament (15th Malaysian Parliament)

The party is currently unrepresented at Dewan Rakyat.

Previous MPs

14th Malaysian Parliament

• Mahathir Mohamad (Langkawi, 2020-2022)
• Mukhriz Mahathir (Jerlun, 2020-2022)
• Amiruddin Hamzah (Kubang Pasu, 2020-2022)
• Shahruddin Md Salleh (Sri Gading, 2020-2022)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

The party currently has no representative in any Malaysia State Assembly.

Previous Members of State Legislative Assembly

14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly

• Mukhriz Mahathir (Jitra, 2020-2023)
• Amiruddin Hamzah (Anak Bukit, 2020-2023)

14th Selangor State Legislative Assembly

• Harumaini Omar (Batang Kali, 2020-2023)
• Mohd Shaid Rosli (Jeram, 2020-2023)
• Sallehudin Amiruddin (Kuang, 2020-2023)

General Election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
2022	0 / 222	68	88,726	0.57%	4 seats; No representation in Parliament (Gerakan Tanah Air)	Mukhriz Mahathir

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Perlis	Kedah	Kelantan	Terengganu	Penang	Perak	Pahang	Selangor	Negeri Sembilan	Malacca	Johor	Sabah	Sarawak	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3
2022											0 / 56			0 / 42
2022	0 / 15					0 / 59	0 / 42							0 / 42

See also

• Politics of Malaysia
• List of political parties in Malaysia