Ketuanan Melayu information

Ketuanan Melayu (Jawi script: كتوانن ملايو; lit. "Malay Overlordship" or "Malay Supremacy") is a political concept that emphasises Malay preeminence in present-day Malaysia. The Malays of Malaysia have claimed a special position and special rights owing to their longer history in the area^[1] and the fact that the present Malaysian state itself evolved from a Malay polity.^[2] The oldest political institution in Malaysia is the system of Malay rulers of the nine Malay states. The British colonial authorities transformed the system and turned it first into a system of indirect rule, then in 1948, using this culturally based institution, they incorporated the Malay monarchy into the blueprints for the independent Federation of Malaya.^[3]

The term Tanah Melayu in its name, which literally means "Malay homeland", assumes proprietorship of the Malay states. In this method, the colonial government strengthened Malay ethno-nationalism, Malay ethnicity and culture and Malay sovereignty in the new nation-state. Though other cultures would continue to flourish, the identity of the emerging political community was to be shaped by the "historic" political culture of its dominant Malay ethnic group.^[4] The Chinese and Indian immigrants, who form a significant minority in Malaysia, are considered beholden to the Malays for granting them citizenship in return for special privileges as set out in Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia. This quid pro quo arrangement is usually referred to as the Malaysian social contract. The concept of ketuanan Melayu is usually cited by politicians, particularly those from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

The phrase ketuanan Melayu did not come into vogue until the early 2000s decade. Historically, the most vocal political opposition towards the concept has come from non-Malay-based parties, such as the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia) and Democratic Action Party (DAP); in the 2000s decade, the multiracial (Parti Keadilan Rakyat, or PKR) also positioned itself against ketuanan Melayu, advocating instead ketuanan rakyat (supremacy of the people). The idea of Malay nationalism gained attention in the 1940s, when the Malays organised themselves to protest the Malayan Union's establishment, and later fought for independence. During the 1960s, there was a substantial effort challenging Malay nationalism led by the People's Action Party (PAP) of Singapore — which was a state in Malaysia from 1963 to 1965 — and the DAP after Singapore's expulsion. However, the portions of the Constitution related to Malay nationalism were "entrenched" after the race riots of 13 May 1969, which followed an election campaign focused on the issue of non-Malay rights and Malay nationalism. This period also saw the rise of "ultras" who advocated a one-party government led by UMNO, and an increased emphasis on the Malays being the "definitive people" of Malaysia — i.e., only a Malay could be a true Malaysian.

The riots caused a major change in the government's approach to racial issues, and led to the introduction of an aggressive affirmative action policy strongly favouring the Malays, the New Economic Policy (NEP). The National Culture Policy, also introduced in 1970, emphasised an assimilation of the non-Malays into the Malay ethnic group. However, during the 1990s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad rejected this approach, with his Bangsa Malaysia policy emphasising a Malaysian instead of Malay identity for the state. During the 2010s decade politicians began stressing the phrase ketuanan Melayu, and publicly chastised government ministers who questioned the social contract.

^ Ooi Keat Gin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8108-5955-5.
^ K.Das (1987). Malay Dominance? The Abdullah Rubric. K Das Ink. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-9679999-0-6.
^ Amy L. Freedman (2000). Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-415-92446-7.
^ Wang Gungwu (2005). Nation Building: Five Southeast Asian Histories. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 99. ISBN 978-981-230-320-2.

[1] Ooi Keat Gin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8108-5955-5.

[2] K.Das (1987). Malay Dominance? The Abdullah Rubric. K Das Ink. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-9679999-0-6.

[3] Amy L. Freedman (2000). Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-415-92446-7.

[4] Wang Gungwu (2005). Nation Building: Five Southeast Asian Histories. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 99. ISBN 978-981-230-320-2.

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