Unity in Malaysian Political Diversity
Lukman Thaib *
Department of Siyasah Sharr’iyyah, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaya.
Mohamad Zaidi Abd Rahman
Department of Siyasah Sharr’iyyah, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaya.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This article will address the factors that contributed toward Malaysian political stability in the light of broader shifts toward democratization by focusing on the origin of Malaysian plural society, and what type of regime maintenance has been used by Malaysian political leaders which contributed toward peace and harmonious relation among different ethnics of the Malaysian society. In the concluding part of the writing the writer also provides with an overview on existence of the most important political mechanism in the Malaysian political system which provided opportunity for all political leaders in the country to discusses matters related to their ethnics interests in the country. It is believed that among the most important reasons which contributed toward Malaysian political stability are: the existence of peaceful mechanism of conflict resolution, the continuity in the leadership thinking and due to prudent socio-economic policies and programs.
Keywords: Malaysian political system, Malaysian plural society, regime maintenance, continuity in leadership and prudent economic policy.