AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY

Serving the People

About Us

About US

 

History:

The Africa Muslim Party (AMP) was formed in the year 1994 to participate nationwide in the first democratic elections held in April 1994.

The party was formed by 6 founding members:

Mr. Gulam Sabdia (Pretoria)

Late Mr. Abdullah Osman (Pretoria)

Dr. Shaukat Thokan (Johannesburg)

Late Shaikh Rashaad (Johannesburg)

Mr. Sikander Mohammed (Johannesburg)

Dr. Wasfie Hassiem (Cape Town)

History of Leadership:

Dr. Imtiaz Suleman was elected the national leader for the 1994 elections, with Mr. Gulam Sabdia as the National Chairman and Late Abdullah Osman as the leader of the council of Elders.

National Executive was constituted by leaders of the provincial executives

Current Leadership:

National Leader: Dr. Wasfie Hassiem (Cape Town)

National Chairman: Mr. Gulam Sabdia (Pretoria)

Western Cape Provincial Chairperson: Ms. Nazley Bester

Gauteng Provincial Chairman: Mr. Rayhan Tayob (Pretoria)

Board of Trustees:

Dr. Wasfie Hassiem

Br. Gulam Sabdia

Dr. Khalid A. Sattar

Br. Rayhan Tayob

Sister Nazley Bester

Party's Goals:

AMP's main motivation was and is to ensure that the interests of it's constituents are well served and are well represented. At no time was the AMP under the illusion that it could form the government of the country, but it could make an input in the democratic process of a country such as South Africa with it's multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual society.  This fact of diversity was borne out by the fact that 19 parties had registered for the National and Provincial Assembly elections in 1994. The AMP had put up nearly 60 candidates for the National Assembly and 25 for the Provincial Assembly.

AMP believes in maximum powers to the people on the ground and regards the devolution powers from the centre to the provinces and communities as essential.

To promote morality, support religious freedom for all religious groups, abolishing poverty and hunger, improving the social environment in which the diverse beliefs, customs and languages are promoted. To promote free and fair trading conditions and to fight nepotism and corruption.

Better education facilities, health care, housing and free services to the poor and needy.

AMP will promote adult education to increase literacy in the society and to promote small and medium size business and start up entrepreneurs in business that are beneficial to the majority of the people.

To fight racism and bigotry at all levels and promote tolerance and understanding in this diverse society of ours.

Performance:

1994 General Elections:

In the 1994 General elections the AMP gained a total of around 78,000 votes nationwide. Due to heavy rains in Mitchellsplein and breakdown of the computer systems in many other areas the true figure was never known, and from guesstimates made by the party leadership.

In the 1999 Elections the AMP participated only in the Western Cape Provincial ballot and achieved 9,513 votes in the single province.

In the Year 2000 Local Government Elections AMP concentrated also exclusively in Cape Town Metropolitan area and received for the first 2 seats in the City government.

In the year 2006 Africa Muslim Party obtained 3 seats in the Cape Town Metro council in the local government elections held country wide on March 1st.

This is a 50% increase from the 2 seats received in the previous LGE held in the year 2000.  AMP also increased it's voter base from 14,540 (year 2000) to 19,318 in this election.

AMP will continue to strive to serve it's constituents and deliver on it's promises of delivery to the community at large and to work towards  poverty alleviation, delivery of services to all.