National Development Party (, ;
abbrev: NDP) is a
political party
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in
Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...
. Although legally registered as a political party, it has not been able to gain electoral representation as
legislative
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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
Muhammad Yasin bin Abdul Rahman (19 May 1922 – 18 July 2012), also known as Yassin Affandi, was a Bruneian politician who served as the president of the National Development Party from 2005 to 2010. He worked with A.M. Azahari during the B ...
, aka Haji Muhammad Yasin bin Abdul Rahman (died 2012), co-founded the Party,
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:
References
External links
Official FacebookOfficial blogOfficial site*
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Political parties in Brunei
Political parties established in 2005
Sunni Islamic political parties
2005 establishments in Brunei
Monarchist parties
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