National Development Party (Brunei)

National Development Party
Malay nameParti Pembangunan Bangsa ڤرتي ڤمباڠونن بڠسا
Chinese name文莱国家发展党 Wénlái guójiā fāzhǎn dǎng
Tamil nameபுரூனி தேசிய மேம்பாட்டுக் கட்சி Purūṉi tēciya mēmpāṭṭuk kaṭci
PresidentZainal bin Talib (acting)
Secretary-GeneralAhmad bin Hj Timpus
Deputy PresidentMahmud Morshidi Othman
FounderYassin Affandi
Legalised31 August 2005[1]
HeadquartersSimpang 323 Jerudong, Sengkurong, Brunei-Muara
NewspaperAspirasi (Aspiration)
Official RadioRumpun Suara
IdeologyRoyalism
Melayu Islam Beraja
Islamism
Ketuanan Melayu
ReligionSunni Islam[2]
International affiliationInternational Monarchist Conference
Website
Official Facebook page

National Development Party (Malay: Parti Pembangunan Bangsa, ڤرتي ڤمباڠونن بڠسا; abbrev: NDP) is a political party in Brunei.[3] Although legally registered as a political party, it has not been able to gain electoral representation as legislative elections have not been held in Brunei since 1962. The party formally legalised on 31 August 2005 by former rebel and Secretary General of the banned Brunei People's Party, Yassin Affandi, aka Haji Muhammad Yasin bin Abdul Rahman (died 2012),[4] co-founded the Party,[1] which is the third political party founded legally in Brunei to date.

NDP is member of the International Monarchist Conference.

Structure

The following members of the National Development Party as of 31 March 2020:[5]

Position Individual
President Zainal Talib (acting)
Deputy President Zainal Talib
Secretary-General Ahmad Timpus
Assistant Secretary-General Junaidah Hassan
Member Mahmud Basuani Othman
Hamzah Salleh
Abdul Rajak Abdul Latip
Mahadi Suhaili
Rasiah Alah
Puspa Linda Abidin
Badang Perayam
Mohd Sopian Taha
Effa Ghafur
Ali Ahad
Abdul Aziz A.A. Haneefa.
Armah Ahmad
Mohd Abihu Rairah Ghazali

References

  1. ^ a b "NDP Brunei 1.0". Facebook. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "MUQADDIMAH". Parti Pembangunan Bangsa. 31 August 2006. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  3. ^ Singh, Daljit; Salazar, Lorraine Carlos (2006). Southeast Asian Affairs 2006. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 66. ISBN 978-981-230-373-8.
  4. ^ Ndp, Biro Penerangan- (19 July 2012). "rumpunsuara: BELANGSUNGKAWA: HORMAT SELURUH WARGA NDP KEPADA ALMARHUM AYAHANDA AWANG HJ MUHAMMAD YASIN BIN ABD. RAHMAN". rumpunsuara. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "JABATAN SETIAUSAHA AGUNG". JABATAN SETIAUSAHA AGUNG. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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