Young Generation of Indonesian Development
The Young Generation of Indonesian Development, abbreviated as GMPI, is the youth wing of the United Development Party. The movement is one of the three youth wings of the party, the others being the Kaaba Youth Force and the Kaaba Youth Movement.
History
Formation
The organization was founded as a result of the meetings of Islamic youth figures from the United Youth Generation on 18 October 1993. The meeting was initiated by the Djafar Badjeber from Jakarta and Husni Malik from North Sumatra, the respective chairmen of the United Youth Generation in their regions. They invited chairmen of the United Youth branches and United Development Party figures from all over Indonesia. Among the attendees were Ismail Hasan Metareum, Ali Thaher Parasong, Saleh Khalid, Yudo Paripurno, Hamzah Haz, Syafi’i Nongke, Irgan Chairil Mahfudz, and Mansyur K.The meeting officially formed the GMPI on the same day, with a declaration at Wisma DPR RI. The declaration was signed by 37 figures from 18 different provinces of Indonesia.