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President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
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Presiden Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu | |
Incumbent Ahmad Zahid Hamidi since 30 June 2018 | |
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.
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 |
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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
- Barisan Nasional
- Muafakat Nasional
- United Malays National Organisation leadership elections
- 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis
- 2020–22 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.