Patriotic Association of Myanmar
| အမျိုးသား ဘာသာ သာသနာ စောင့်ရှောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့ သာသနဝံသပါလ | |
| Abbreviation | PAM (Ma Ba Tha) |
|---|---|
| Successor | Dhamma Vaṃsānurakkhita Association of Myanmar |
| Formation | 15 January 2014 |
| Dissolved | July 2017 |
| Purpose | Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist nationalism Factions: Ultranationalism Anti-Islam Far-right politics |
| Headquarters | Insein Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
Chairman | Ywama Sayadaw Ashin Tilokabhivamsa |
Vice Chairman | Ashin Wirathu |
The Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဘာသာ သာသနာ စောင့်ရှောက်ရေး အဖွဲ့), abbreviated Ma Ba Tha (မဘသ) in Burmese and variously translated into English as Association for the Protection of Race and Religion, Organisation for the Protection of Race and Religion and Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion is an ultra-nationalist Buddhist organisation based in Myanmar (Burma). Some PAM members are connected to the Buddhist nationalist 969 Movement.