Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia

The Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia or Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (HAMIM) was a political party in Malaysia.[1]

Muslim People's Party of Malaysia
Malay name	Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia ڤرتي هيزبول مسلمين مليسيا
Chinese name	馬來西亞穆斯林人民黨 马来西亚穆斯林人民党 Mǎláixīyà mùsīlín rénmín dǎng
Abbreviation	HAMIM
Founder	Asri Muda
Founded	24 March 1983
Dissolved	1996
Split from	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Succeeded by	Ikatan Masyarakat Islam Malaysia (IKATAN)
Headquarters	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Religion	Sunni Islam
National affiliation	Barisan Nasional (1983–89), Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1990–96)
Colours	Green, white
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HAMIM was founded in 1983 by Asri Muda former President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1969-1982) and former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan (1964-1973) following the failure of PAS to win back the Kelantan state government in the 1982 general election and his loss of the PAS presidency by the cleric faction in 1982.[2]

Founded as an alternative to PAS, HAMIM had joined the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) then after its foundation in 1983. In the 1986 general election, HAMIM as part of BN coalition had contested 2 parliamentary seats and 4 state seats which HAMIM had won 1 parliamentary (Bachok) and 2 state (Chetok and Meranti) seats in Kelantan.

Asri Muda had resigned from the party together with other party representatives on 17 November 1988 after his attempt to dissolve HAMIM in an Extraordinary Muktamar failed. HAMIM was then led by the ex-Dungun MP, Abdul Wahab Yunus as the acting party president. But HAMIM again fell into leadership tussle and crisis in the party Annual General Muktamar in 1989. The leadership of HAMIM was taken over by Sudin Wahab as party president. Abdul Wahab Yunus after his defeat decided to quit HAMIM and form a new party; Ikatan Masyarakat Islam Malaysia (IKATAN) in 1990 which was rebranded as National Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan Nasional) (KeADILan) in 1999 and subsequently as People's Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan Rakyat) (PKR) in 2003.[3]

In 1989 just before the Malaysian general election, 1990, the new leadership of HAMIM had decided to leave BN.[4] HAMIM had joined the opposition coalition of Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) consists of PAS, Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46), Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) and Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA) in 1990. HAMIM contested Geting state seat in Kelantan under S46 ticket and managed to won in the 1990 general election but HAMIM failed to defend the seat in the 1995 general election. APU alliance was subsequently dissolved in 1996 after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah decided to dissolve it and rejoin back United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

HAMIM after failed to make much progress and achieve any electoral success plus internal fighting has become defunct since.