About the Movement

Sumud Malaysia began with a simple question: how many illegal structures sit on land their builders do not lawfully own — whether Tanah Rizab Melayu, Tanah Kerajaan, Tanah Persendirian, or Tanah Rizab Orang Asli?

There is no official answer. No public database. No government portal. So we built our own.

What started in October 2025 as a volunteer documentation effort now spans more than 270 entries across the peninsula — from Kedah to Johor, from Perak to Pahang. Every entry is geotagged, cross-checked against land records, and published openly on an interactive map that anyone can access.

We are not a political party. We are not a registered NGO. We are ordinary Malaysians who refuse to pretend the Illegal Trespassing (Pencerobohan Haram) doesn't exist simply because no one else wants to talk about them.

Sumud (صمود) means steadfastness — standing firm when every pressure tells you to yield. In the Palestinian context, it captures the determination of a people to remain on their land under occupation.

In Malaysia, our land — whether Malay reserve, government, private, or Orang Asli reserve — faces a different kind of Illegal Trespassing (Pencerobohan Haram) but the same underlying logic: occupation without permission, construction without approval, ownership without right. And like Palestinians, we are asked to "be patient" and "not be sensitive" by the very people who benefit from the status quo.

Sumud Malaysia is a refusal of that position.

The movement is led by Tanah Malaya, a land sovereignty and civil rights movement headed by Tamim Dahri. Our team is made up entirely of volunteers — data researchers, lawyers, fieldworkers, and ordinary citizens who believe that land law is not decoration.