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Highest position politician within the United Malays National Organisation
President of the United Malays National Organisation
Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu
Incumbent
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
since 30 June 2018
Formation1946
First holderOnn Jaafar
DeputyMohamad Hasan
Websiteumno.org.my/en/presiden/

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.

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 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Mohamed Khaled Nordin and Johari Abdul Ghani.

Presidents of the United Malays National Organisation

With the exceptions of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Onn Jaafar, every Presidents of UMNO served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia from August 1957 to May 2018 and a Vice President of UMNO (Ismail Sabri Yaakob) served as the Prime Minister from August 2021 to November 2022.

No. Image President Term start Term end Election results
1. Onn Jaafar 11 May 1946 25 August 1951 1946-49 unopposed1950 Onn Jaafar - 66
Mahmud Mahyudin - 3
2. Tunku Abdul Rahman 25 August 1951 23 January 1971 1951 Tunku Abdul Rahman - 57
Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman - 11
Ahmad Fuad Hassan - 71952-69 unopposed
3 Abdul Razak Hussein 25 June 1972 14 January 1976 1972 unopposed1975 unopposed
4 Hussein Onn 15 September 1978 28 June 1981 1978 Hussein Onn - 898
Sulaiman Palestin - 250
5 Mahathir Mohamad 28 June 1981 31 October 2003 1981 unopposed1984 unopposed1987 Mahathir Mohamad - 761
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - 7181990 unopposed1993 unopposed1996 unopposed2000 unopposed
6 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 23 September 2004 26 March 2009 2004 unopposed
7 Najib Razak 26 March 2009 12 May 2018 2009 unopposed2013 unopposed
8 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 30 June 2018 Incumbent 2018 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - 39,197
Khairy Jamaluddin - 32,592
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - 20,4622023 unopposed

See also

References

  1. "Zahid Presiden baharu UMNO, Tok Mat timbalan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Zahid Hamidi officially wins Umno presidency". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. "Supreme Council Members". UMNO Malaysia. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "Presiden-presiden UMNO". UMNO Online. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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