Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali
Ibrahim was first elected to Parliament in the 1986 election for the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[5] He later held the seat for Semangat 46 before losing the seat and recontesting it as an independent candidate in the 2004 election.[5][6][7] In the 2008 election, Ibrahim ran for the seat on the endorsement of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), winning re-election.[8][9] However, Ibrahim subsequently fell out with PAS, and now sits as an independent in Parliament having indicated a willingness to support the Barisan Nasional government.[10]
After the 2008 election, Ibrahim founded Perkasa as a Malay rights interest group,[3][12] which has taken a hardline stance against what they perceive to be infringements on Malay rights.[13] He opposes the abolishing of 30% quota for Bumiputera in government projects allocation.[14] Claiming that Chinese are controlling the economy of Malaysia, Ibrahim Ali was also quoted for saying certain groups of Chinese should not to be too greedy, while Malays are still lagging behind in certain economic areas.[15]
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