President of the United Malays National Organisation
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President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
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Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu | |
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Style | Yang Berhormat |
Formation | 1946 |
First holder | Onn Jaafar |
Deputy | Mohamad Hasan |
Website | umno |
The President of the United Malays National Organisation or President of UMNO (Malay: Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu or Presiden UMNO) is the highest position of the largest and oldest party in Malaysia. Since 30 June 2018, the office has been held by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who succeeded Najib Razak.[1][2]
The President of the United Malays National Organisation is supported by a deputy president who, since 2018, has been Mohamad Hasan. Furthermore, the president is supported by three vice presidents, currently holding by Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Mahdzir Khalid, and Mohamed Khaled Nordin.[3]
Presidents of the United Malays National Organisation[]
With the exception of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Onn Jaafar, every President of the UMNO has also served as the Yang Amat Berhormat Prime Minister of Malaysia (YAB Presiden)[4]
# | Image | President | Term start | Term end | Election results |
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Onn Jaafar | 11 May 1946 | 25 August 1951 | 1946-49
unopposed 1950
Onn Jaafar - 66 Mahmud Mahyudin - 3 |
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Tunku Abdul Rahman | 25 August 1951 | 23 January 1971 | 1951
Tunku Abdul Rahman - 57 Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman - 11 Ahmad Fuad Hassan - 7 1952-69
unopposed |
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Abdul Razak Hussein | 25 June 1972 | 14 January 1976 |
unopposed
unopposed |
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Hussein Onn | 15 September 1978 | 28 June 1981 |
Hussein Onn - 898 Sulaiman Palestin - 250 |
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Mahathir Mohamad | 28 June 1981 | 31 October 2003 |
unopposed
unopposed
Mahathir Mohamad - 761 Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - 718
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed |
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 23 September 2004 | 26 March 2009 |
unopposed |
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Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | 26 March 2009 | 12 May 2018 |
unopposed
unopposed |
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Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | 30 June 2018 | Incumbent |
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - 39,197 Khairy Jamaluddin - 32,592 Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - 20,462 |
See also[]
- Barisan Nasional
- Muafakat Nasional
- United Malays National Organisation leadership elections
- 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis
- 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis
References[]
- ^ "Zahid Presiden baharu UMNO, Tok Mat timbalan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Zahid Hamidi officially wins Umno presidency". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Supreme Council Members". UMNO Malaysia. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Presiden-presiden UMNO". UMNO Online. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links[]
- United Malays National Organisation
- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Lists of leaders of political parties