Homeland Solidarity Party (; abbrev: STAR) is a Sabah-based political party in Malaysia. The party was founded by Jeffrey Kitingan. STAR was one of four founding parties of the United Sabah Alliance (USA) founded in 2016, United Alliance of Sabah (UAOS) founded in 2018, and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) founded in 2020.
The party briefly entered into an alliance with the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition following the 2018 Sabah state election, forming the state government there. It later joined the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, with Jeffrey Kitingan briefly serving as a federal minister. The party returned to power in Sabah as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), an informal alliance formed to contest 2020 Sabah state snap-election. It left Perikatan Nasional in 2022, and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah in 2025.
The party's base mainly consist of Sabah's non-Muslim native population, which are often collectively referred to as the Kadazan-Dusun Murut (KDM).
History
The party was originally founded as the STAR Sabah in 2012, becoming the Sabahan branch of the Sarawak-based State Reform Party (STAR). In 2016, it rebranded itself as the Homeland Solidarity Party (Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku) while retaining the STAR acronym, and broke away from the Sarawak-based mother party, which also underwent a rebranding exercise.
It has been led by Jeffrey Kitingan, a Sabah rights activist and the younger brother of one-time chief minister and former United Sabah Party leader Joseph Pairin Kitingan, since its founding.
Party Organisational Structure (2024–2027) Source:
Chairman: Fred Vincent Marukau Deputy Chairman: Japlin Asrakal President: Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan Deputy President: Datuk Lawrence Gimbang (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) Datuk Mohd Ishak Ayub (Muslim Bumiputera) Kenny Chua Teck Ho (Chinese) Vice-Presidents: Vacant (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) Suling Isib (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) Apas Nawawi Saking (Muslim Bumiputera) Mohd Lin Harun (Muslim Bumiputera) Kong Soon Choi (Chinese) Beverley Natalie Koh (Chinese) Vacant (Appointed) Vacant (Appointed) Youth Chief: Nelson Martin Idang Women's Chief: Kerry Chee Kheng Moi Secretary-General: Edward Linggu Bukut Assistant Secretaries-General: Rizal Johari Prem Beachile Kitingan Organising Secretary: Terence Sinti Treasurer-General: Arlinsia Agang Assistant Treasurer-General: Mohd Raffee Shakir Information Chief: Mohd Anuar Abdul Ghani Deputy Information Chief: Ardino Diris Strategic Director: Dr. Paul Porodong Communications Director: Jalumin Bayogoh Supreme Council Members (elected): Baritus Gungkit @ Evaristus Alviana Linus Anita Baranting Maklin Masiau Fung Len Fui Jovilis Majami Susy Lojimit Raplin Samat Supreme Council Members (appointed): Lawrence Gimbang Johari Pongod Andrew Ambrose Mudi @ Atama
Elected representatives Senators
Sabah State Legislative Assembly: Edward Linggu Bukut
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
STAR currently has only one MP in the House of Representatives. State No.Parliament ConstituencyMemberParty P180 Keningau Jeffrey Kitingan STAR Total
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
StateNo.Parliamentary Constituency No.Sabah State Legislative AssemblyMemberParty P180Keningau N39 Tambunan Jeffrey Kitingan STAR N40 Bingkor Mohd Ishak Ayub STAR Total
Government offices
State governments STAR currently serves as junior partner in GRS government.
Sabah (2018, 2020–present)
Note: bold as Menteri Besar/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner
General election results Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader2018 5 21,361 0.18% 1 seats; Opposition coalition, later Governing coalition, Jeffrey Kitingan2022 2 29,874 0.19% ; Governing coalition, Jeffrey Kitingan
State election results State election State Legislative Assembly Perlis State Legislative Assembly Kedah State Legislative Assembly Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Penang State Legislative Assembly Perak State Legislative Assembly Pahang State Legislative Assembly Selangor State Legislative Assembly Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Malacca State Legislative Assembly Johor State Legislative Assembly Sabah State Legislative Assembly Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Total won / Total contested 2/3 majority2016 2018 20202025
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