ˌɔn twˈɛlv sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, fˈɔːɹmɚ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪzənɚ ænd sˈɛkɹətɹi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv pˌiːˌɑːɹbˈiː, jˈæsɪn ɐfˈændi, kˈoʊfˈaʊndᵻd ðə nˈæʃənəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt pˈɑːɹɾi.
On 12 September 2005, former political prisoner and Secretary General of PRB, Yassin Affandi, co-founded the National Development Party.