Hizbul Muslimin

This article is about Hizbul Muslimin, the first Islamic political party of Malaya (1948). For the Islamic political party in Malaysia (1983), see Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia.

Muslim People's Party of Malaya
Parti Orang Muslimin Malaya
AbbreviationHAMIM / Hizbul Muslimin
LeaderUstaz Abu Bakar al-Baqir
Founded17 March 1948
Dissolved1948
Merged intoUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
HeadquartersGunung Semanggol, Perak
IdeologyIslamism
Left-wing

Muslim People's Party of Malaya (Malay: Parti Orang Muslimin Malaya, abbreviated HAMIM or Hizbul Muslimin) is a defunct political party formed in British Malaya on 17 March 1948. Hizbul Muslimin was the first Islamist political party in Malaya, established with the aim of achieving Federation of Malaya independence from British colonial rule.

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