Preceded by Zakaria Mohd Said Majority 8,139 Parents Halijah Mat Preceded by Mat bin Haji Ali Succeeded by Husam Musa | Majority 10,125 Role Politician Majority 991 Name Mohamad Sabu Residence Shah Alam, Malaysia | |
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Preceded by Constituency established Political party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, National Trust Party | ||
Mat Sabu, Amanah to act against mystery man with 'sex video'
Haji Mohamad bin Sabu (born 14 October 1954), commonly known as Mat Sabu, is a Malaysian politician, formerly serving as the former deputy president of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). He was elected to the post in 2011, running on a moderate platform against the conservative incumbent Nasharudin Mat Isa. He had previously served as one of the party's vice-presidents. He was the first non-alim elected to the party's leadership or deputy leadership in over 25 years.
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- Mat Sabu Amanah to act against mystery man with sex video
- Statement over the Bukit Kepong incident
- References
On July 13, 2015 he launched a new political movement Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB). On 31 August 2015, Mohamad Sabu announced GHB took over a dormant Malaysian political party, Malaysian Workers' Party after its attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam (PPI) was rejected by the Home Affairs Ministry which was later rebranded to Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) with himself become its first President.
Mat Sabu is known for his public speaking abilities. He has been detained twice under Malaysia's Internal Security Act.
Statement over the Bukit Kepong incident
On 21 August 2011 during a speech in Gelugor, Penang, Mohamad Sabu made a statement saying that it was Muhammad Indera and the 200 Malayan Communist Party (CPM) soldiers during the 1950 Bukit Kepong Incident who deserved to be claimed as national heroes and not the police officers who fought to their deaths defending the Bukit Kepong police station, claiming that all police officers during the massacre as the "British officers" and the CPM soldiers are "true national heroes" as they "fought the British". The speech, which video had been widely circulated in YouTube, had caused negative responses, as the statement was regarded as an insult to the family members of the deceased victims, as well as other national heroes not affiliated with the CPM such as the late Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and UMNO founder Dato' Onn Jaafar.
On 30 August 2011, Karpal Singh, Bukit Gelugor MP responded by saying that the 25 policemen were true patriot and that Mat Sabu's statements were ill-advised.
However, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) denied all the allegations and defended Mohamad Sabu's statement and claims.